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John Archer Lejeune

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United States Marine Corps Commandant (1867-1942)

United StatesLived 1867 to 1942 · aged 75
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John Archer Lejeune was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. S. Army's 2nd Division during World War I. After his retirement from the Marine Corps he became superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute.

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The senior officers of the 1st Marine Brigade photographed at Veracruz in 1914. Front row, left to right: Lt. Col. Wendell C. Neville; Col. John A. Lejeune; Col. Littleton W. T. Waller, Commanding; and Maj. Smedley Butler.The senior officers of the 1st Marine Brigade photographed at Veracruz in 1914. Front row, left to right: Lt. Col. Wendell C. Neville; Col. John A. Lejeune; Col. Littleton W. T. Waller, Commanding; and Maj. Smedley Butler.Major General Omar Bundy, former commander of the 2nd Division, and Major General John A. Lejeune of the USMC, the division's current commander, at Marbache, France, August 11, 1918.Major General Omar Bundy, former commander of the 2nd Division, and Major General John A. Lejeune of the USMC, the division's current commander, at Marbache, France, August 11, 1918.General John J. Pershing, C-in-C of the AEF, congratulating Major General Lejeune, CG 2nd Division, on the fine noble done by men of the 2nd Division, Heddesdorf, Germany, December 1918.General John J. Pershing, C-in-C of the AEF, congratulating Major General Lejeune, CG 2nd Division, on the fine noble done by men of the 2nd Division, Heddesdorf, Germany, December 1918.Lejeune with his insignia of commander in the French Légion d'honneur.Lejeune with his insignia of commander in the French Légion d'honneur.Officers of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division, being awarded the Croix de Guerre by Major General Lejeune, CG 2nd Division, Vallendar, Germany, January 1919.Officers of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division, being awarded the Croix de Guerre by Major General Lejeune, CG 2nd Division, Vallendar, Germany, January 1919.

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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1914-1918

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John Archer Lejeune was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Lejeune served for nearly 40 years in the military, and commanded the U.S. Army's 2nd Division during World War I. After his retirement from the Marine Corps he became superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute.

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Lived 1867 to 1942 · aged 75
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