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Randolph M. Pate

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maintaining combat readiness throughout the post armistice period, he implemented an aggressive, realistic and comprehensive training program of dual purpose consisting of orientation and indoctrination in the battle techniques of both ground warfare and amphibious assault operations. In addition, he cooperated and coordinated with interest units during the unprecedented "Big Switch" prisoner of war exchange. This sensitive project fell within the Division area of responsibility, and through his foresight and organizational process, the repatriation program was completed without any untoward incidents.
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Moving the 1st Marine Division from corps reserve to position on line shortly after he assumed control of the 1st Marine Division, he was responsible for a sector that was far greater in size than is normally the area of responsibility for a division. He employed the most astute military judgment and
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In July 1954, Pate was appointed assistant commandant of the Marine Corps and chief of staff, serving in that capacity with the rank of lieutenant general for eighteen months. On January 1, 1956, he was promoted to the rank of general and executed the oath of office as Commandant of the Marine Corps,
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In addition to expeditionary duty in Santo Domingo in 1923 and 1924 and in China from 1927 to 1929, Pate served at various post in the United States and Hawaii. He was promoted to first lieutenant in September 1926, to captain in November 1934, and to major in October 1938. In the spring of 1939, he
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agreement, he initiated an intensive salvage program of the old battle position, realizing a savings of thousands of dollars for the command, and then personally supervised and guided the construction of new main battle positions, again on a greatly extended front. Aware of the necessity for
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Returning to the United States after the war, Pate was named director of the Division of Reserve at Marine Corps Headquarters in January 1946. The following year he assumed duties as a member of the
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for "exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States in a duty of great responsibility as Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1956 to December 31, 1959."
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discretion in the deployment of his troops, and was able to contain the enemy and maintain the integrity of the United Nations line during the final enemy offensive. Subsequent to the
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Pate's wife, Mary Elizabeth Bunting Pate (July 4, 1899 – December 31, 1975), whom he married on July 2, 1926, is buried with him.
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for a second time that November, and in August 1952 was promoted to major general. The following month, he took command of the
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as assistant chief of staff for supply of the 1st Marine Division during the United States' first offensive against Japan.
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on October 21, 1942. He was promoted to colonel in December 1943, and later saw further service in the Pacific area.
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that September, and the following May accepted his commission in the Regular Marine Corps.
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became assistant chief of staff for supply, 1st Marine Division, at New River (later
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for outstanding service as deputy chief of staff to the commanding general,
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The citation for his Distinguished Service Medal states, in part:
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and the Republic of Korea's Order of Military Merit Taiquk.
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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degree. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the
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In July 1951, Pate was assigned to the Office of the
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Pate, USMC (Deceased)" 8: 409:Following a brief illness, Pate died at the 2374:United States Army personnel of World War I 1067:Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee 851:United States Marine Corps History Division 1654: 1316: 1049: 971: 957: 949: 912: 242:(February 11, 1898 – July 31, 1961) was a 29: 18: 1009:Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps 675: 432:Pate's medals and decorations include: 1173:Marine Corps Combat Development Command 437: 272:, and pre-war expeditionary service in 2429:United States Marine Corps Commandants 2414:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery 2409:People from Port Royal, South Carolina 2364:Military personnel from South Carolina 444: 7: 188:Occupation of the Dominican Republic 2369:United States Marine Corps generals 2404:Virginia Military Institute alumni 1488:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps 1014:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps 833:from websites or documents of the 300:, graduating in June 1921, with a 16:United States Marine Corps general 14: 2394:Recipients of the Legion of Merit 1028:Marine Corps three-star generals 847:Who's Who in Marine Corps History 792:Korean Presidential Unit Citation 1889: 1882: 1875: 1637: 1636: 1596:History of Hispanics in the USMC 1178:Training & Education Command 1112:Organization of the Marine Corps 1093: 829: This article incorporates 824: 786:Order of National Security Merit 733:Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 688:Army Distinguished Service Medal 683:Navy Distinguished Service Medal 666: 657: 651: 639: 633: 621: 615: 603: 596: 587: 581: 574: 567: 557: 548: 541: 532: 526: 519: 509: 500: 491: 485: 475: 467: 460: 454: 445: 438: 399:Navy Distinguished Service Medal 387:Army Distinguished Service Medal 385:until May 1954, earning him the 223:Army Distinguished Service Medal 219:Navy Distinguished Service Medal 143: 118: 98: 1352:Criminal Investigation Division 1074:Senate Armed Services Committee 1024:Marine Corps four-star generals 887:Commandants of the Marine Corps 1144:III Marine Expeditionary Force 1062:House Armed Services Committee 1004:Commandant of the Marine Corps 931:Commandant of the Marine Corps 770:National Defense Service Medal 759:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal 744:American Defense Service Medal 251:Commandant of the Marine Corps 159:Commandant of the Marine Corps 1: 1127:II Marine Expeditionary Force 872:. 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Pate 1357:Judge Advocate Division 924:Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. 754:American Campaign Medal 735:with two service stars 700:with one Gold Star and 349:Alexander A. 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Port Royal, South Carolina
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
Arlington National Cemetery
United States of America
United States Marine Corps

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Commandant of the Marine Corps
2nd Marine Division
1st Marine Division
Marine Corps Reserve
Banana Wars
Occupation of the Dominican Republic
World War II
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Iwo Jima
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
United States Marine Corps
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Commandant of the Marine Corps
World War II
Guadalcanal
Iwo Jima
Korea
Santo Domingo

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