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Shepherd, along with many other classmates, were declared graduates a month early, having been called into active duty.\n \n \n \n 1917-1919\n \n Served with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, American Expeditionary Forces, France\n \n \n \n 1920-1922\n \n Aide to the Commandant of the Marines Corps\n Junior White House aide\n \n \n \n 1922\n \n Married Virginia Tunstall Driver and the couple had four children.\n \n \n \n 1922-1925\n \n Served on United States ships Idaho and Nevada\n \n \n \n 1927-1929\n \n Served with the 4th Marines in China\n \n \n \n 1937-1939\n \n Commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force\n \n \n \n 1939-1942\n \n Staff member, Marine Corps School\n \n \n \n 1942-1943\n \n Regimental Commander, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1943-1944\n \n Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1944-1945\n \n Commanding General, 6th Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1946-1948\n \n Assistant Commandant and Chief of Staff, Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1948-1950\n \n Commandant, Marine Corps Schools\n \n \n \n 1950-1951\n \n Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific\n \n \n \n 1952-1956\n \n Commandant, Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1956 January 1\n \n Retired from Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1956 March\n \n Recalled to active duty\n Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1956-1959\n \n \n \n 1959 October\n \n Retired from active duty for second time\n \n \n \n 1990 August 6\n \n Died at his home in La Jolla, California, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia."],"originalsloc_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe memoirs and addenda were copied from originals that are no longer extant, according to family sources. 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Shepherd, along with many other classmates, were declared graduates a month early, having been called into active duty.\n \n \n \n 1917-1919\n \n Served with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, American Expeditionary Forces, France\n \n \n \n 1920-1922\n \n Aide to the Commandant of the Marines Corps\n Junior White House aide\n \n \n \n 1922\n \n Married Virginia Tunstall Driver and the couple had four children.\n \n \n \n 1922-1925\n \n Served on United States ships Idaho and Nevada\n \n \n \n 1927-1929\n \n Served with the 4th Marines in China\n \n \n \n 1937-1939\n \n Commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force\n \n \n \n 1939-1942\n \n Staff member, Marine Corps School\n \n \n \n 1942-1943\n \n Regimental Commander, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1943-1944\n \n Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1944-1945\n \n Commanding General, 6th Marine Division\n \n \n \n 1946-1948\n \n Assistant Commandant and Chief of Staff, Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1948-1950\n \n Commandant, Marine Corps Schools\n \n \n \n 1950-1951\n \n Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific\n \n \n \n 1952-1956\n \n Commandant, Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1956 January 1\n \n Retired from Marine Corps\n \n \n \n 1956 March\n \n Recalled to active duty\n Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1956-1959\n \n \n \n 1959 October\n \n Retired from active duty for second time\n \n \n \n 1990 August 6\n \n Died at his home in La Jolla, California, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia."],"originalsloc_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe memoirs and addenda were copied from originals that are no longer extant, according to family sources. 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