Wendell Cushing Neville | |
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Nickname(s) | "Buck"[1] |
Born | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | May 12, 1870
Died | July 8, 1930 Edgewater Beach, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 60)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1890–1930 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | Commandant of the Marine Corps Department of the Pacific |
Battles / wars | Spanish–American War |
Awards | Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Medal (2) Brevet Medal Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre |
Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870 – July 8, 1930) was a major general of the Marine Corps as well as a Medal of Honor recipient and the 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930.