John A. Lejeune

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John A. Lejeune was a highly distinguished United States Marine Corps general who served as the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps and is often regarded as one of its most important early leaders.

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John A. Lejeune canonical 2
John Archer Lejeune 1

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instanceOf United States Marine Corps general
human
military officer
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

French Legion of Honour
linked to: Légion d'honneur

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
birthDate 1867-01-10
birthPlace Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States
commanded 2nd Division (United States Army)
commissionDate 1890-07-01
commissionedIn United States Marine Corps
conflict Banana Wars
Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1942-11-20
educatedAt United States Naval Academy
educationEndTime 1888
educationStartTime 1884
endTime 1929
1937
familyName Lejeune
fullName John Archer Lejeune
linked to: John A. Lejeune
gender male
givenName John
graduation 1888
hasHonoraryEponym Camp Lejeune
John A. Lejeune Hall, Marine Corps Base Quantico
USS Lejeune
introduced formal Marine Corps Birthday celebration order in 1921
languageSpoken English
middleName Archer
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
militaryRank Lieutenant General
nickname The Greatest of All Leathernecks
notableFor developing Marine Corps amphibious warfare doctrine foundations
leading the U.S. Army 2nd Division in World War I
modernizing the United States Marine Corps
notableWork Annual Marine Corps Birthday Message tradition
occupation military officer
university president
placeOfBurial Arlington National Cemetery
positionHeld 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute
religion Roman Catholicism
serviceNumber Unknown
startTime 1920
1929

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Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge commander John A. Lejeune
John A. Lejeune fullName John Archer Lejeune
linked to: John A. Lejeune