Marine Corps Gazette magazine. He was a member of the Military Order of the Carabao and the Army & Navy Club. Brigadier General Samuel R. Shaw died of heart attack on April 4, 1989, in DeWitt Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was survived by his wife Mildred “Joy” Phillips and two sons, Mike Shaw of Mercedes, California, and William Shaw of Alexandria. General Shaw is buried at Quantico National Cemetery. Decorations Here is the ribbon bar of Brigadier General Samuel R. Shaw: See also 6th Marine Division References 1911 births 1989 deaths People from Cleveland United States Marine Corps generals United States Distinguished Marksman United States Naval Academy alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Legion of Merit Burials at Quantico National Cemetery