General Clifton Bledsoe Cates - 1 E 111
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Tennessee Historical Commission marker 1 E 111 - General Clifton Bledsoe Cates 1893-1970 United States Marine Corps. Located on the University of Tennessee - Knoxville campus.
Waymark Code: WM11CQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2006
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1 E 111
General
Clifton Bledsoe Cates
1893-1970
United States Marine Corps
Born in Cates Landing, Tennessee, on August 31, 1893, Clifton B. Cates attended scholl in Tiptonvile and the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri. While excelling in varsity football and baseball, he received his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1916. His early Marine service included combat commander duties in World War I and World War II. Wounded seven times in World War I, Cates received over thirty American and foreign medals. In 1942, he led the First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division on Guadalcanal.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Other Information:
Clifton B. Cates Wikipedia entry