3. Every officer and man of the Sixth Marine Division may justly be proud of these words of praise from our Commandant. To have been a member of the Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa is an honor which cannot be excelled. You have all lived up to the highest traditions of the Marine Corps.
/S/ LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR.,
Major General, U. S. Marine Corps,
Commanding, Sixth Marine Division.
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APPENDIX “B”
SIXTH MARINE DIVISION COMMAND LIST
From 7Sep44 to 31Mar46
Division Commander:
Brig. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC