Interviewee

Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Gen.)

Interview Date

September 19, 1978

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes
2
Tape #

OH 103-104

Play length

102 min

Tape condition/# sides?

Good / 4sides

Transcript?

Yes -- new transcription

No. typed pages

20

Other attachments
 
Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1

Norfolk history

Subject 2
Military history -- U.S. Marine Corps, General and Commandant
Subject 3
World War I -- France
Subject 4
World War II -- Guam, Okinawa, China
Subject a
Korean War -- Pearl Harbor
Subject b
 
Subject c
 
Subject d
 
ODU Service

na

Interviewee Birth/Death
b. 2/10/1896 (Norfolk, VA); d. 8/6/1990 (La Jolla, CA)
Other Interviewee Info
General Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr., a Norfolk native, was a General in and Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. See also Wikipedia article.
Interview Summary
The interview discusses his background growing up in Norfolk, Virginia and his military experiences.
Interviewer
Dr. James Sweeney
Interviewer Info
Old Dominion University Archivist
Physical Location (audio cassette)
Special Collections
CDROM Location
Special Collections
Number of CDRoms
1
Web location

http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/military/shepherdtranscript.html

.wav size

258 mb

.rm size

36 mb

Copyright

The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University.

Permitted Use
They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way.