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Lejeune was born on January 10, 1867, at the Old Hickory Plantation near Lacour, Louisiana, in Pointe Coupee Parish. [3] He was the son of Confederate army captain Ovide Lejeune (1820–1889) [4] He attended the preparatory program at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge from September 1881 to April 1884, leaving to prepare for the entrance exam for the United States Naval Academy. [5]
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 ...
Thomas Holcomb, General, USMC. Commanded 2nd Battalion during World War I. Arnold W. Jacobsen, Major General, USMC. Served with 84th Company, 3rd Battalion during World War I. Louis R. Jones, Major General, USMC. Served with 75th Company, 1st Battalion during World War I. Russell N. Jordahl, Brigadier general, USMC. Commanding officer in 1950.
The names of the two Marines killed in a tactical vehicle rollover wreck on Wednesday have been released by 2nd Marine Logistics Group.
A 19-year-old Marine is facing charges following a tactical vehicle rollover that killed two Marines and injured 17 near Camp Lejeune on Wednesday. Two Marines dead, 17 injured after 7-ton ...
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Authorities are investigating the deaths of three children at the Marine Corps training facility Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, officials say.
Francis St David Benwell Lejeune (1899–1984), British Army major general John A. Lejeune (1867–1942), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general Louis-François Lejeune (1775–1848), French Army general