Background
Shepherd,, Lemuel Cornick was born on February 10, 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Lemuel Cornick and Emma Lucretia (Cartwright) Shepherd.
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Lemuel Cornick Shepherd
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Bachelor of Science, Virginia Military Institute, 1917. Graduate, Marine Corps Schools, 1930. Graduate, Naval War College, 1937.
Career
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1917, advanced through grades to general, 1952, retired, 1956. Chairman Inter-American Defense Board, Washington, since 1956. Military career includes service with 5th Marines, Advertising Educational Foundation, France, 1917-1919 participating in battles of Aisne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne and in defensive sectors Toulon-Troyons and Chateau-Thierry.
With Army of Occupation in Germany until 1919. Aide to commandant Marine Corps, junior aide at White House, 1920-1922. United States ships Idaho and Nevada, 1922-1925.
4th Marines, China, 1927-1929. Garde d'Haiti, 1930-1934. Commander 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, 1937-1939.
On staff, assistant commandant Marine Corps schools, 1939-1942. Regimental Commander 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, 1942-1943. Participated in landing Cape Gloucester, New Britain, December, 1943.
Commanding general 1st Provident Marine Brigade, April, 1944. Participated in landing, seizure Guam. Commanding general 6th Marine Division, September, 1944-December, 1945.
Participated in Okinawa campaign, April-June, 1945. Received surrender Japanese forces, Tsing-tao, China, October, 1945. Assistant commandant and chief of staff United States Marine Corps, 1946-1948.
Cmdt. United States Marine Corps schools, 1948-1950. Commanding general Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, 1950-1951. Participated in Inchon landing and Communist China Aggression, Korea, 1950.
Commandant United States Marine Corps, 1952-1956.
Connections
Married Virginia Tunstall Driver, December 30, 1922. Children: Lemuel Cornick III, Wilson Elliott Driver, Virginia Cartwright.
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American
Awards
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Decorated Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with combat V and oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with combat V, Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters and gold star, Presidential Unit Citation with three bronze stars, Navy Unit Commendation with bronze star, Victory medal (World War I) with four bronze stars, Victory medal (World War II), Navy Occupation Service medal with Asia clasp, China Service medal, Korean Service medal with three bronze stars, United Nations Service medal, Croix de Guerre (France) with gilt star, Fourragere (France), Medaille pour la Braveure Militaire (Montenegrin), Order of Honor and Merit (Haiti), Distinguished Service medal (Haiti), Order of the Cloud and Banner 2d grade (China), Order of the Military Merit Taiguk (Korea) with gold star, numerous other foreign decorations.Decorated Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal with two gold stars, Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with combat V and oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with combat V, Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters and gold star, Presidential Unit Citation with three bronze stars, Navy Unit Commendation with bronze star, Victory medal (World War I) with four bronze stars, Victory medal (World War II), Navy Occupation Service medal with Asia clasp, China Service medal, Korean Service medal with three bronze stars, United Nations Service medal, Croix de Guerre (France) with gilt star, Fourragere (France), Medaille pour la Braveure Militaire (Montenegrin), Order of Honor and Merit (Haiti), Distinguished Service medal (Haiti), Order of the Cloud and Banner 2d grade (China), Order of the Military Merit Taiguk (Korea) with gold star, numerous other foreign decorations.