Richard Marshall

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Richard Jaquelin Marshall (b. June 16, 1895, Markham, Virginia - d. August 3, 1973) was a Major General in the US Army.

He served in the 1st Division during World War I and became the Chief of Staff of Army Forces in the Pacific by the end of World War II.

[edit] Military career

• 1907 - 1911: Attends Norfolk Academy
• 1915: Graduates from the Virginia Military Institute
• November 28, 1916: commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant
• 1927: Graduates from the Quartermaster School
• 1934: Graduates from the Command General Staff School
• 1935: Graduates from the Army Industrial College
• 1936: Graduates from the Army War College
• December 1939: Assistant Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government, Manila, the Philippines, under General MacArthur
• July 29, 1941: becomes Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Forces - Far East
• December 1941: promoted to Brigadier General
• April 1942: Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied forces, South West Pacific Area.
• August 8, 1942: promoted to Major General
• 1945: Chief of Staff - U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific
• 1946: retires from the Army
• 1946 - 1952: Serves as superintended of the Virginia Military Institute

[edit] Military decorations

• Distinguished Service Cross
• Distinguished Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
• Silver Star
• Legion of Merit
• Distinguished Service Star of the Philippines with Oak Leaf Cluster
• Officer of the Légion d'honneur of France
• Grand Officer of Orange-Nassau with Crossed Swords of the Netherlands

[edit] Burial

Marshall is buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery.