Major General John A. Lejeune

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_John_A._Lejeune
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK)
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:Marine_Barracks,_Quantico
gptkb:2nd_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-11-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity French-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Archer_Lejeune
gptkbp:honor Inducted into the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame
Inducted into the National Museum of the Marine Corps Hall of Honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General John A. Lejeune
gptkbp:legacy Camp Lejeune named in his honor
Marine Corps Birthday Message tradition
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Greatest of all Leathernecks
Marine's Marine
gptkbp:notableFor leadership during World War I
transforming the Marine Corps into a modern amphibious force
gptkbp:position gptkb:13th_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:postRetirementRole Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_Barnett
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Reminiscences_of_a_Marine
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1888–1929
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellie_Harrison_Murdaugh
gptkbp:successor Wendell C. Neville
gptkbp:termEnd 1929
gptkbp:termStart 1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reminiscences_of_a_Marine
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Birthday
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7