Rathvon McClure Tompkins was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps major general. He saw combat in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and led Marine units during the Dominican Civil
Tompkins in 1966
Tompkins and South Vietnamese Vice president Nguyễn Cao Kỳ during a briefing at Đông Hà Combat Base, 24 December 1967
Tompkins and David E. Lownds (26th Marine Regiment) at Khe Sanh Combat Base.
Clayton Barney Vogel was a United States Marine Corps officer with the rank of major general who served in a variety of capacities from 1902 until 1946. He is best known for his support of the Navajo
Rathvon M. Tompkins
…He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, together with his wife, Julia Lindsly Vogel Tompkins (1920–2013), daughter of Major General Clayton B. Vogel. Tompkins was decorated with the Navy Cross, the United States military's second highest decoration awarded for valor in combat for his heroism during…
General Vogel decorates Navy Corpsman Delbert E. Eilers with Silver Star for his bravery during the Solomon Islands Campaign, New Caledonia, summer 1943.
Vogel cuts a piece of cake at the Marine Corps birthday celebration in San Diego, 1943.
20th Anniversary of 2nd Marine Division, 1961; from left to right: BG Leonard F. Chapman Jr., GEN Franklin A. Hart ret., LTG Joseph C. Burger, LTG Lewis B. Puller ret., BG Odell M. Conoley, LTG Thomas E. Watson ret., MG James P. Berkeley, Vogel, MG Robert B. Luckey, LTG Julian C. Smith ret. and GEN Edwin A. Pollock ret.