Lewis A. Craparotta
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| Born | March 7, 1960 South Windsor, Connecticut |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1983–2021 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Marine Corps Training and Education Command Marine Corps Forces, Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms 2nd Marine Division (Forward) 1st Marine Regiment 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Lewis A. Craparotta (born March 7, 1960) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the commanding general of United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command.[1] Craparotta previously served as commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.[2]
Marine career[]
Craparotta is an alumnus of the University of Vermont, and was commissioned in 1983. He is a 1978 graduate of South Windsor High School, and holds a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.[3]
Craparotta took command of United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific on August 8, 2018.[4] Prior to that, he commanded the I Marine Expeditionary Force.[1]
He relinquished command of TECOM to Kevin M. Iiams on August 2, 2021 and held his retirement ceremony immediately after.[5]
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| Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia | |||||||||||||||
| Naval Aviation Observer Badge | |||||||||||||||
| Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit | ||||||||||||||
| Bronze Star Medal with Combat V | Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster | Meritorious Service Medal | Joint Service Commendation Medal | ||||||||||||
| Navy Commendation Medal with three gold award stars | Joint Service Achievement Medal | Combat Action Ribbon with award star | Navy Presidential Unit Citation | ||||||||||||
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster | Navy Unit Commendation | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star | National Defense Service Medal with service star | ||||||||||||
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star | Kosovo Campaign Medal with service star | Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars | ||||||||||||
| Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Korea Defense Service Medal | ||||||||||||
| Armed Forces Service Medal | Humanitarian Service Medal with service star | Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with one silver service star | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with three service stars | ||||||||||||
| Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class (Gold and Silver Star)[6] | United Nations Medal | NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | ||||||||||||
| Expert Rifle Badge (fifth award) | Expert Pistol Badge (fifth award) | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | |||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta". Training & Education Command (TECOM). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "New commanding general finds purpose as Marine".
- ^ "Hall of Fame: The Class of 2014 Inductees". South Windsor High School. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Craparotta to Lead Marine Corps Forces Pacific; Smith to Command III MEF". 9 May 2018.
- ^ "WEBCAST: LT. GEN. CRAPAROTTA RETIREMENT CEREMONY". DVIDS. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/japanembdc/status/1403073895305973767[bare URL]
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