David M. Shoup letter
Collection — Folder: S1768
Identifier: S1768
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed, signed letter from David M. Shoup in Washington, D.C. on 1960/05/13
regarding reminiscences.
Dates
- 1960/05/13
Creator
- Shoup, David M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
David Monroe Shoup was born on December 30, 1904 in Battle Ground, Indiana. He was a 1926 graduate
of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, having lived in Covington, Indiana prior to entering the
university. He married Zola DeHaven and they had two children. He joined the Marines on July 20,
1926 as a 2nd lieutenant, a 1st lieutenant by June 1932. He was promoted to captain in October 1936
and promoted to major April 1941. He had served in China; Quantico; Virginia; Pensacola, Florida; San
Diego, California; Puget Sound Navy Yard and other assignments. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel
in August of 1943 and earned a Purple Heart in the summer of 1943. He was promoted to colonel in
November of 1943 and received the Medal of Honor, a 2nd Purple Heart and the British Distinguished
Service Order while commanding Marines at Betio, a bitterly contested island of Tarawa Atoll during
November 1943. He was promoted to brigadier general in April of 1953. He was promoted to major
general in September 1955 and lieutenant general on November 2, 1959. He was nominated by President
Eisenhower to be the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, which the Senate confirmed. On January
1, 1960, he assumed his new post and was promoted to four-star rank. President Lyndon B. Johnson
awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal on January 21, 1964, shortly after his retirement. He died
on January 13, 1983 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
"Shoup, David M." 1940 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2013/11/12. http://
search.ancestrylibrary.com
"Shoup, David M." Arlington Cemetery. Retrieved 2013/11/12. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/
shoup.htm
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Nellie M. Coats on 1960/05/13.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013/11/12 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2013/11/12 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2018/06/07 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Shoup, David M. (Person)
- Title
- David M. Shoup letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
