Captain Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC, 1919
Collection
VMI Archives Photographs Collection
Photo Number
0000265
Title
Captain Lemuel C . Shepherd , Jr. , USMC , 1919
Description
"Upon return from overseas , August 1919 ". This photograph of Lemuel Shepherd as a young U . S . Marine Corps officer was taken in Norfolk , Virginia , shortly after he returned from combat duty during World War I . Shepherd , who rose to the rank of four star general , became the 20th Commandant of the USMC in 1952 .
Date of Photo
1919
Date Sort
1919
Decade
1910-1919
Digital Subcollection
Military History World War I General and Flag Rank Officers
Subject-Topics
Virginia Military Institute -- Photographs. World War, 1914-1918 -- Photographs. World War, 1914-1918. United States. Marine Corps. -- Officers.
Subject-People
Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990
VMI Class
1917
Physical Location
no physical image
Physical Image Size
no physical image
Notes
Master TIFF image on file
Image Type (Local Description)
Photograph, digital only
Image Type (AAT)
Digital images
Digital Publisher
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Related Resource
Lemuel C. Shepherd Papers, VMI Archives
Type
Image
Rights
Materials in the VMI Archives Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.
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