Ralph S. Keyser

Ralph Stover Keyser

Born	(1883-05-10)May 10, 1883 Thoroughfare, Virginia
Died	April 19, 1955(1955-04-19) (aged 71) the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1905 - 1937, 1941 - 1942
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Navy Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (5) Legion of Honour, Chevalier

Ralph Stover Keyser (May 10, 1883 – April 19, 1955) was the 11th Assistant to the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps and a distinguished marksman, who participated in world matches.

Early years

Keyser was born May 10, 1883 in Thoroughfare, Virginia and after joining the Marine Corps participated in numerous conflicts including World War I, the Occupation of Nicaragua and World War II.

By the time he retired he had achieved the rank of Major General. He died April 19, 1955 in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

"Major General Ralph Stover Keyser, USMC". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved June 30, 2009.

Leadership of the United States Marine Corps

Commandants	Nicholas Burrows Wharton Gale Henderson Harris Zeilin McCawley Heywood Elliott Biddle Barnett Lejeune Neville Fuller Russell Holcomb Vandegrift Cates Shepherd Pate Shoup Greene Chapman Cushman Wilson Barrow Kelley Gray Mundy Krulak Jones Hagee Conway Amos Dunford Neller

Assistant Commandants	Cole Lejeune Long Neville Feland Williams Fuller Myers Russell McDougal Little H. Smith Vandegrift Barrett Keyser Schmidt Rockey Peck Turnage Shepherd O. Smith Silverthorn Thomas Pate Megee McCaul Munn Hayes Mangrum Chapman Walt McCutcheon R. Davis Anderson Jaskilka Barrow McLennan Kelley J. Davis Morgan Went J. R. Dailey Boomer Hearney Neal Dake Williams Nyland Magnus Amos Dunford Paxton

Sergeants Major	Bestwick Rauber McHugh Sweet J. W. Daily Puckett Black Massaro Crawford Cleary Sommers Overstreet Lee McMichael Estrada Kent Barrett Green

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