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John Archer Lejeune (/ l ə ˈ ʒ ɜːr n / lə-ZHURN; 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 .
Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (luh-jern), 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born at Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, on 10 January 1867. He was educated at Louisiana State University,...
A century ago, on 30 June 1920, Major General John Archer Lejeune was appointed the 13th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. He would become one of the most iconic Commandants in Marine Corps history, celebrated for reorienting the service toward operating with the Navy for its advanced base mission after the Great War.
14 de fev. de 2017 · Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune, often referred to as "the greatest of all Leathernecks," during his more than 40 years service with the Marine Corps, led the famed Second Division (Army) in World War I, and was Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps from June 1920 to March 1929.
Há 6 dias · The Lessons and Legacy of Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune. Throughout our history, perhaps no other Marine has made such a lasting impact as LtGen John Lejeune. Gen Lejeune served nine years as Commandant (1920-1929) during which time he worked tirelessly to preserve our national reputation, earned during World War I and the ...
- M. Maslowski
- 2014
An 1890 Annapolis graduate who spent twenty‐seven years in shipboard service and expeditionary duty in the Caribbean, Lejeune, a tough‐minded Louisianan with sharp political skills, emerged from divisional command in Europe in World War I with a reputation second only to George Barnett and Smedley Butler as a Marine Corps leader.
15 de fev. de 2024 · Learn how John A. Lejeune, the Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929, transformed the Corps into an amphibious assault force for World War II. Read about his reforms, achievements and legacy in this article by Maj Skip Crawley, USMCR (Ret).
