Julian C. Smith
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Julian Constable Smith (September 11, 1885 – November 5, 1975) was a
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Smith was born in
Upon returning to the United States, he again was ordered to Philadelphia, this time as a member of the
Following his promotion to
In August 1920, Smith again assumed duties at Quantico, and in July of the following year, he was ordered to sea duty on the staff of the commander,
Smith's next assignment was with the Marines at Corinto, Nicaragua, where he began a three-year tour of expeditionary duty in August 1930. Following that, he returned to Quantico, where he was appointed to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Then, after another short tour of duty in Philadelphia, he returned to Marine Corps Headquarters for duty with the Division of Operations and Training. With his promotion to colonel, he was named director of personnel.
In June 1938, Smith became commanding officer,
In December 1944, Smith took command of the Department of the Pacific, with headquarters in San Francisco, California. From there, he was ordered to Parris Island, South Carolina, where he commanded the Marine Corps Recruit Depot from February 1946, until his retirement. After his death in November 1975, Smith was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Awards and honors
His decorations and medals include:
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Navy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 1 service star | Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 service stars |
| Mexican Service Medal | Haitian Campaign Medal (1917) | Dominican Campaign Medal | World War I Victory Medal |
| Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1933) | American Defense Service Medal w/ Base clasp | American Campaign Medal | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 service stars
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World War II Victory Medal
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Nicaraguan Medal of Distinction w/ Diploma | Dominican Order of Military Merit, First Class w/ White Insignia | Distinguished Service Order |
- Julian C. Smith Hall at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is named after Smith.
- He received a LL.D. degree from the College of California in China at the University of California, Berkeley in January 1945.[1]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- Official USMC biography Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Julian Constable Smith, lieutenant general, United States Marine Corps". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret) (1993). "Major General Julian C. Smith, USMC". Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series, Marine Corps Historical Center, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ^ "Commencement". Marine Corps Chevron. 4 (2): 11. January 20, 1945. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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