Back كليفتون بي. كيتس Arabic كليفتون بى. كيتس ARZ Clifton B. Cates German Clifton Cates French Clifton Cates Italian Clifton B. Cates Portuguese Кейтс, Клифтон Russian Clifton Bledsoe Cates Slovenian
Clifton B. Cates | |
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 General Clifton B. Cates | |
| Nickname(s) | "Lucky"[1] |
| Born | August 31, 1893 Tiptonville, Tennessee, US[2] |
| Died | June 4, 1970 (aged 76) Annapolis, Maryland, US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1917–1954 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commandant of the Marine Corps 4th Marine Division 1st Marine Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Navy Cross Distinguished Service Cross (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit Purple Heart Knight of the Legion of Honor (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane McIlhenny[1] |
| Other work | National Campaign Chairman, United Service Organizations |
Clifton Bledsoe Cates (August 31, 1893 – June 4, 1970) served as the 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1948 to 1951, holding the rank of a United States Marine Corps four-star general. He earned recognition for his heroism during World War I at the Battle of Belleau Wood and for his exceptional leadership during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Cates is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished young officers of World War I.[3] His remarkable career included commanding a platoon, a company, a battalion, a regiment, and a division, making him one of the few officers across all branches of service to have achieved this feat in combat.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ a b Allan Reed Millett; Jack Shulimson, eds. (2004). Commandants of the Marine Corps. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 311–327. ISBN 978-0-87021-012-9.
- ^ Board of Trustees of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (January 17, 1920). The Phi Gamma Delta. Vol. 45. Knoxville Sentinel. p. 612. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ United States Marine Corps History Division. "General Clifton B Cates, USMC (Deceased)". Who's Who. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ Harwood, Richard (1994). A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Transcribed and formatted by Jerry Holden for the HyperWar Foundation. Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC: Marine Corps Historical Center. p. 5.
- ^ Alexander, Col. Joseph H., UMC (Ret) (1994). "The Assault Commanders at Iwo Jima". Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Transcribed and formatted by Emily Brickhouse for the HyperWar Foundation. Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC: Marine Corps Historical Center. p. 10.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Flowers, Mark (2004). "The Dress Blue Uniform Image Gallery". World War II Gyrene. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2014.