Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.

Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
	Jenderal Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
Julukan	"Lem"
Lahir	10 Februari 1896; Norfolk, Virginia
Meninggal	6 Agustus 1990 (umur 94); San Diego, California
Dikebumikan	Arlington National Cemetery
Pengabdian	Amerika Serikat
Dinas/cabang	Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat
Lama dinas	1917–1956
Pangkat	Jenderal
Perang/pertempuran	Perang Dunia I Pertempuran Hutan Belleau; Peperangan Pisang Pendudukan Haiti; Perang Dunia II Pertempuran Guam; Pertempuran Okinawa; Perang Saudara Tiongkok Operasi Beleaguer; Perang Korea Pertempuran Inchon; Pertempuran Waduk Chosin;
Penghargaan	Navy Cross; Distinguished Service Cross; Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3); Silver Star (3) ; Legion of Merit (2) w/ Combat "V"; Bronze Star Medal w/ Combat "V"; Purple Heart (4)

Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr. (10 Februari 1896 – 6 Agustus 1990) adalah seorang jenderal bintang empat Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat. Sebagai veteran Perang Dunia I, Perang Dunia II dan Perang Korea, ia menjadi Komandan Korps Marinir ke-20.

Referensi

"General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., USMC". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. United States Marine Corps History Division. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal February 21, 2007. Diakses tanggal 2007-11-03.
"Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr., General, United States Marine Corps". Arlington National Cemetery. December 17, 2005. Diakses tanggal 2008-01-11.

Fowler, Glenn (August 8, 1990). "Lemuel Shepherd Jr., 94, Ex-Chief Of Marines Who Served in 3 Wars". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal 2008-01-11.
Simmons, Edwin H., BGen, USMC (Ret.) (Fall 1990). "Remembering General Shepherd" (PDF). Fortitudine. The Marine Corps Historical Program. XX (2): 3–11.
Sarokin, Paul (January 1956). "Return to Belleau Wood". Leatherneck Magazine. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal March 23, 2010. Diakses tanggal November 3, 2008. Includes transcript of General Shepherd's speech on November 18, 1955, at Belleau Wood for the unveiling of a statue dedicated memory of the 4000 Marines who died at Belleau Wood.

Alexander, Colonel Joseph H., USMC (Ret) (1995). The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps. Diakses tanggal 2007-11-03.
Burrell, Robert S. (2006). The Ghosts of Iwo Jima. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585444839. Diakses tanggal 2008-11-02. Includes discussion of Lemuel's efforts to raise funds for an Iwo Jima memorial and his place on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Allan Reed Millett; Jack Shulimson, ed. (2004). Commandants of the Marine Corps. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. hlm. 328–348. ISBN 978-0-87021-012-9.