Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
James
L.
Underhill
June 12, 1891

–

October 7, 1991

Born:

San Francisco

, 

California

James Underhill was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1913 after graduating from the University of California. He retired in 1946 as a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Action Date:

    January 31, 1944
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: James L. Underhill (MCSN: 0-1004), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Pacific Theater of Operations on 31 January 1944.