General (Retired)
Robert H. Barrow
27th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1979-1983)
General Barrow's 41 years of service include seven tours of duty in the Pacific and Far East and command in three wars.
During World War II he led an American team serving with a Chinese guerrilla force operating in Japanese occupied Central China.
During the Korean War he commanded a Marine rifle company in the Inchon-Seoul operation and the Chosin Reservoir Campaign.
During 1952-53 he headed an American team involved in covert operations from islands off the China coast, 200 miles North of Taiwan.
For nine months (1968-69) he commanded a reinforced infantry regiment (9th Marines) which conducted a number of highly successful operations in the vicinity of the DMZ, Khe-Sanh and A Shau Valley.
During the next 14 years, as a General Officer, he served 12 years in positions of command.
General Barrow's personal decorations include the Navy Cross; the Army Distinguished Serivce Cross; the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters; the Navy Distinguished Service Medal; the Silver Star Medal; three Legions of Merit and two Bronze Stars with Combat "V"s.
President Reagan, who spoke at General Barrow's retirement, appointed him to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management.
General Barrow is the receipt of Honorary Doctorate degrees from Tulane University, Louisiana State University and The Citadel.