General Clifton Bledsoe Cates - 1 E 111 - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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

Marker Name: 1 E 111 - General Clifton Bledsoe Cates Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Other Marker Number: 1 E 111 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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