General John Archer Lejeune

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_John_Archer_Lejeune
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:birthDate 1867-01-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pointe_Coupee_Parish,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eugenia_Lejeune
gptkb:John_Archer_Lejeune_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Second_Division,_American_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Marine_Corps_Birthday_message_(Lejeune's_Message)
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-11-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Archer_Lejeune
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General John Archer Lejeune
gptkbp:legacy Camp Lejeune named in his honor
Lejeune Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy named in his honor
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname Greatest of all Leathernecks
gptkbp:notableEvent Led U.S. Marines in World War I
Oversaw Marine Corps expansion post-WWI
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:13th_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:postRetirementRole gptkb:Superintendent_of_Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Reminiscences_of_a_Marine
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:serviceYears 1888–1929
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellie_Harrison_Murdaugh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marion_Military_Institute
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7