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Preferred Citation

Records of the Superintendent [RG02]. Records of Superintendent Richard J. Marshall, 1946-1952.

Biographical / Historical

Lieutenant General Richard Jaquelin Marshall (b. 1895 d. 1973) graduated from VMI in 1915 and accepted a commission in the U. S. Army the following year. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1934, the Army Industrial College in 1935, and the Army War College in 1936. He was promoted to Major General in 1942. Marshall served as Deputy Chief of Staff to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II and became his Chief of Staff in December 1945. He served as VMI's seventh Superintendent from June 11, 1946 until June 30, 1952, and died on August 3, 1973.

Scope and Contents

Official records from the administration of Richard J. Marshall, including annual reports and biographical file. Chronological correspondence files do not exist for this administration. Major activities of this administration are documented in the Minutes of the Board of Visitors

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia Military Institute -- Administration
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1915
• Virginia Military Institute—History—20th century