Albert S. McLemore
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Albert S. McLemore
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| Born | May 23, 1869 Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Mare Island, California |
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
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United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1893–1921 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Marine Corps Brevet Medal |
Albert Sidney McLemore (May 23, 1869—July 13, 1921) was an American officer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Spanish–American War. He was approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery but died before it could be presented.
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Biography
McLemore was born May 23, 1869 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and after graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1891 he accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps. McLemore served in the Spanish-American War and during World War I was the officer in Charge of Marine Corps recruiting. He was approved to receive the Brevet Medal for gallantry in the Spanish-American War, but died before it could be presented. Since the brevet medal was not presented posthumously it was never given to his family and instead placed on display in the National Museum.[1]
He died at the Naval Hospital at Mare Island July 13, 1921 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Marine Corps Brevet Medal citation
Citation
- The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in transmitting to First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, the Brevet Medal which is awarded in accordance with Marine Corps Order No. 26 (1921), for distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy while serving with Company E, First Marine (Huntington's) Battalion, at Guantanamo, Cuba, on 11 June 1898. On 18 March 1901, First Lieutenant McLemore is appointed Captain, by brevet, to take rank from 11 June 1898.[1]
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- 1869 births
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- People from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
- American military personnel of World War I
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
