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John Archer Lejeune (/ l ə ˈ ʒ ɜːr n / lə-ZHURN; [2] January 10, 1867 – November 20, 1942) 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 .
John A. Lejeune – 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commanding General of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division, and author of the birthday message read aloud at every Marine Corps Birthday Ball ceremony
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the US 2nd Infantry Division. This is a list of commanders of the US 2nd Infantry Division of the United States Army. Division Commanders Name From To Comments BGen Charles A. Doyen 26 October 1917 November 1917 World War I (United States Marine Corps) MG Omar Bundy 8 November 1917 July 1918 World War I MG James G. Harbord 15 July 1918 August 1918 World War I (BGen ...
A black shield with one five-pointed star and an Indian head with full war bonnet was selected. It is said that the black was for mourning and respect for their casualties, the shield for defense, and the star for the Second Division Commander, Brigadier General John A. Lejeune, and the Indian for General Lejeune's nickname "Old Indian ...
The 2d Marine Division is a Marine infantry division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It is the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).
John Lejeune, as the Commandant of the Marine Corps, wrote in 1926 that the two expeditionary forces could be described as training centers during peacetime. [4] The former Advanced Base Force became the East Coast Expeditionary Force in 1921, re-designated on Lejeune's orders, and in 1925 the West Coast Expeditionary Force was established at ...
General Lejeune may refer to: Francis St David Benwell Lejeune (1899–1984), British Army major general John A. Lejeune (1867–1942), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general
Two Navy medical personnel attached to the 6th Regiment received Medals of Honor for their actions at Soissons: future admiral Joel T. Boone and corpsman John H. Balch. [9] After a month-long rest, the Marines were assigned to the U.S. First Army to participate in the first "all-American" push, a double envelopment to eliminate the St. Mihiel ...