Reminiscences of Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. : oral history, 1967.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officers.

Scope and Contents

Family background, education, World War I service, France; occupation of Germany; Aide to General Lejeune, 1920-22; China, 1927-29; Haiti, 1930-34; Naval War College; World War II: Cape Gloucester, Guam, Okinawa operations; occupation of Tsing-tao; United States Marine Corps (USMC) Assistant Commandant, 1946-48; unification fight; Commandant, USMC schools, 1948-50; Korea: Inchon landing, General Douglas MacArthur and the USMC; USMC Commandant, 1952-56: role in Joint Chiefs of Staff deliberations, outstanding developments during period; Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1956-59.

Subjects

• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Military education.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Shepherd, Lemuel C., Jr. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990--Interviews.
• United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
• United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1914-1918.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.