James Carson Breckinridge
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| James Carson Breckinridge | |
| Born | September 13, 1877 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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| Died | March 2, 1942 Summit Point, West Virginia |
| Occupation | United States Marine Corps |
| Spouse | Dorothy Throckmorton Thomson |
James Carson Breckinridge (September 13, 1877-March 2, 1942} was a Lieutenant General of the United States Marine Corps. As a 2nd Lieutenant for the Marines, he fought in the Spanish-American War. AFterwards he would serve at Cavite, Philippines. In April 1914 he participated in the capture of Vera Cruz while based in the USS Utah. From 1923-1925 he commanded the Marine Barracks at Washington, D.C..
He would be a Naval Attache at Copenhagen, Denmark, Christiania, Norway and at Stockholm, Sweden from 1917-1918, for which service he would win the Naval Cross.
He retired on October 1, 1941 as a Lieutenant General. After his death, according to his wishes he was buried in the Breckinridge family plot at Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.
The USS General J. C. Breckinridge and the James Carson Breckinridge Professional Library at the Marine Corps University is named for him.
