▁with ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Caval ry . ▁He ▁later ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sher idan , ▁Illinois , ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Francis ▁Marshall ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁France ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁entry ▁into ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁and ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁and ▁got ▁a ▁temporary ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁original ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Kentucky ▁Governor ▁Ed win ▁P . ▁Mor row ▁called ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁to ▁send ▁Federal ▁troops ▁to ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁t ense ▁situations ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁Kentucky ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁and ▁Lex ington ▁Police ▁Department ▁already ▁killed ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁while ▁holding ▁back ▁a ▁crowd ▁from ▁adv ancing ▁on ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁to ▁l yn ch ▁Will ▁Lock ett , ▁an ▁African - American ▁serial ▁k iller ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁trial ▁for ▁murder ing ▁ 1 0 - year - old ▁white ▁girl ▁Gene va ▁Hard man . ▁Later ▁that ▁afternoon , ▁Marshall ▁arrived ▁to ▁Lex ington ▁on ▁special ▁trains ▁with ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁under ▁his ▁command . ▁He ▁im posed ▁mart ial ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁troops ▁pat