▁Corps ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁general . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁later ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Base ▁Camp ▁P end leton . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁John ▁Taylor ▁Sel den ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Sel den ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Temple ▁Taylor . ▁Charles ▁Sel den ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Company ▁E , ▁ 4 th ▁Virginia ▁Caval ry ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Young ▁John ▁attended ▁the ▁local ▁Mc Gu ire ' s ▁University ▁School , ▁and , ▁following ▁the ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁in ▁Black s burg , ▁Virginia . ▁However , ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁eager ▁to ▁see ▁combat ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁the ▁on going ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Because ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁neutral ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁Sel den ▁decided ▁for ▁en list ment ▁into ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Army . ▁T old ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁American ▁citizens hip ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Following ▁basic ▁training , ▁Sel den ▁sa iled ▁for ▁H ait i , ▁where ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le ▁pat rol s ▁against ▁host ile