Louis Robertshaw graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1936. What there, he captained the 1935 football team and received the Naval Academy Sword for personal excellence in athletics. He retired as a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General in 1971.
Sponsored by:
Louis
Bentham
Robertshaw
August 1, 1912
–
July 14, 2003
Born:
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
Home:
Havertown
,
Pennsylvania
Awards Received
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Legion of Merit
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States. His singularly distinctive accomplishments and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Aircraft Group Thirty-Three in Korea.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
ColonelAction Date:
October 22, 1952 – May 10, 1953
Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), 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 while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Aircraft Group Thirty-Three in Korea during the period from 22 October 1952 through 10 May 1953.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
MajorBatallion:
Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 132 (VMSB-132)Action Date:
November & December 1942
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (VMSB-132), Marine Aircraft Group Eleven, in the Pacific Theater of Operations in November and December 1942. Major Robertshaw made an air attack on a group of Japanese transports in which he scored a direct hit on one transport and several damaged land installations in the Solomon Islands area.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
MajorBatallion:
Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 132 (VMSB-132)Action Date:
1943
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO (VMSB-132), Marine Aircraft Group Eleven, during bombing operations in the Solomon Islands Area in 1942 and 1943.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Major GeneralAction Date:
July 1, 1967 – July 1968
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as the Marine Corps Liaison Officer on the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations from 1 July 1967 to July 1968.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Major GeneralAction Date:
April 22, 1969 – June 1971
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Louis Bentham Robertshaw (MCSN: 0-5294), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Second Gold Star in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Chief of Staff (Manpower) and Director of Personnel at Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, from 22 April 1969 through June 1971.