John A. Lejeune

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United States Marine Corps general human military officer

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.

Aliases (1)

John Archer Lejeune ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps general → human → military officer →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED → French Croix de Guerre → French Legion of Honour → Navy Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED →
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 NERFINISHED →
educationEndTime	1888 →
educationStartTime	1884 →
endTime	1929 → 1937 →
familyName	Lejeune →
fullName	John Archer 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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge →	commander
John A. Lejeune ("John Archer Lejeune") →	fullName
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune →	namedAfter