Clifton Bledsoe Cates (August 31, 1893 – June 4, 1970) was an American general who served as the 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1948 to 1951, holding the rank of a United States Marine Corps four-star general.

General Clifton Bledsoe Cates, 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born on 31 August 1893 in Tiptonville, Tennessee. After elementary education in country schools, he was sent to the Missouri Military Academy, where he became an honor student and a four-letter man in sports.

Mar 8, 2019 · Clifton Bledsoe Cates was born on 31 August 1893 in Tiptonville, TN. He attended the Missouri Military Academy and later obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Tennessee in 1916.

Oct 11, 2012 · General Clifton B. Cates, 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was one of the few officers of any service who commanded a platoon, a company, a battalion, a regiment, and a division under fire.

General Clifton B. Cates, USMC (Retired), (1893-1970) 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps. 1 January 1948-31 December 1951. Clifton Bledsoe Cates was born on 31 August 1893 in Tiptonville,...

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Clifton Bledsoe Cates (MCSN: 0-155), United States Marine Corps,...

Mar 17, 2009 · As a Major General, Cates commanded the Fourth Marine Division during the conquest of Tinian and Iwo Jima in 1944. Cates was the first Tennessean to achieve the rank of full general. From 1948 to 1952, he served as the 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Mar 3, 2021 · General Clifton B. Cates, present Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, as a colonel, commanded the First Marine Regiment in the initial assault on Guadalcanal and led the Fourth Marine...

Cates was persuaded by Major General George Barnett to join his staff. Serving as a White House aide to President Wilson, Cates followed Barnett to San Francisco as an aide-de-camp. From 1923 to 1925, he served a tour of sea duty as commander of the Marine detachment aboard the USS California. Between 1929 and 1938, Cates served two stints with

Mar 2, 2024 · General Clifton Bledsoe Cates, 76, nineteenth Commandant of the Marine Corps, died June 4, 1970, at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland, after a long illness. He was buried with full military honors, June 8, 1970, at Arlington National Cemetery.