George R. E. Shell
| George Richard Edwin Shell | |
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BG George R. E. Shell, USMC
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| Born |
October 20, 1908 Phoebus, Virginia |
| Died | October 30, 1996 (aged 88) |
| Buried | Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1931-1960 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Service number | 0-4671 |
| Commands held |
MCRD Parris Island 1st Marine Brigade 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit Purple Heart |
| Other work | Superintendent of VMI |
George Richard Edwin Shell (October 20, 1908 – October 30, 1996) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Brigadier General, who is most noted as commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines during World War II. He later served as 9th Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute.
George R. E. Shell was born on October 20, 1908, in Phoebus, Virginia, and later attended high school in Hampton, Virginia. During the summer of 1927, he entered Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, and graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in June 1931. Shell was subsequently commissioned second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on June 11th of that year and assigned for officers training to the Basic School at Philadelphia Navy Yard.
He finished the school in June 1932 and spent following months with service at Marine Barracks Quantico, Virginia. Shell was transferred to San Diego, California at the end of March 1933 and spent one year of service there. He was attached to the Marine detachment aboard the newly commissioned heavy cruiser USS Astoria in March 1934 and took part in the shake-down cruise in the Pacific Ocean with the stops on Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia and Hawaii. While aboard that vessell, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in November 1934.
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