John Marston (USMC)

John Marston III
Born	(1884-08-03)August 3, 1884 Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Died	November 25, 1957(1957-11-25) (aged 73) Lexington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1908 - 1946
Rank	Major General
Commands	Camp Lejeune 2nd Marine Division 1st Provisional Marine Brigade China Marines
Battles / wars	Veracruz Expedition World War I Haitian Campaign Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Occupation of Iceland Guadalcanal Campaign
Relations	RADM John Marston (Grandfather)

John Marston III (August 3, 1884 - November 25, 1957) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major General, who is most noted as Commanding General of 1st Provisional Marine Brigade during the Occupation of Iceland and later as Commanding General of 2nd Marine Division at Guadalcanal.

Decorations

Here is the list of Major General Marston's decorations. It is not clear, if general Marston received any decorations for merit during World War II.

1st Row	Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with two stars						Mexican Service Medal
2nd Row	Haitian Campaign Medal			World War I Victory Medal with West Indies clasp			Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal			China Service Medal
3rdRow	American Defense Service Medal			European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal			American Campaign Medal			Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
4th Row	World War II Victory Medal			Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit with Diploma			Nicaraguan Cross of Valor			Nicaraguan Medal for Merit