Richard J. Marshall
| Richard Jaquelin Marshall | |
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| Born |
16 June 1895 Markham, Virginia |
| Died | 3 August 1973 (aged 78) Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1946 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Battles/wars |
Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Star (Philippines) (2) Legion of Honour (France) Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
| Other work | Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute |
Richard Jaquelin Marshall (16 June 1895 – 3 August 1973) was a major general in the United States Army.
He served in the 1st Division during World War I and became the Chief of Staff of United States Army Forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations by the end of World War II.
Richard J. Marshall was born in Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 16 June 1895, the son of Marion Lewis Marshall and his wife Rebecca Coke Marshall. His maternal grandfather, Richard Coke Marshall,was a colonel for the Confederacy in the Civil War, and great grandson of the first supreme court justice, John Marshall. He was also a distant cousin of George Catlett Marshall. He attended public schools and Norfolk Academy in Norfolk from 1907 to 1911.
In 1911 he entered Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia. He graduated eighth in his class of 56 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1915, and went to work as an assistant chemist for Consolidated Electric Light and Power Co., in Baltimore, Maryland. He enlisted in the 4th Maryland Infantry, National Guard while employed in Baltimore. When the Guard was called into the service for the Mexican Border War, 18 June 1916, he was commissioned First Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant. While at Eagle Pass, Texas, in August, 1916 he took examinations for the Regular Army and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery in November 1916. In March, 1917 he joined first Regular Army unit, 8th Field Artillery at Fort Bliss, Texas.
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