Editing Lou Diamond (section)

==Legacy==
Actor [[Ward Bond]] portrayed Diamond in an episode of the television
series ''[[Cavalcade of America]]'' entitled "The Marine Who Lived 200 Years."
It aired on June&nbsp;1, 1955; a copy has been located at the Marine Corps Museum.

The [[Filipino people|Filipino]]-American actor [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] was named after him by his father, a Marine Corps C-130 Crew Chief.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lou Diamond Phillips |url=https://www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/press/artikel-events-trailer/news/lou-diamond-phillips/ |website=[[Oldenburg International Film Festival]] |accessdate=June 27, 2019|quote=Lou was born at the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines – where his father, and American Naval Officer was stationed – and named after WW2 legend & hero Leland 'Lou' Diamond.}}</ref>

Although Diamond is sometimes referred to as "highly decorated", his only personal decoration was the Secretary of the [[Navy Commendation Ribbon]], which later became the [[Navy Commendation Medal]]. Diamond's other awards include:

* the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] awarded to the First Marine Division for Guadalcanal.
* the [[Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal]], eight awards, representing 24&nbsp;years service.
* the [[World War I Victory Medal (United States)|World War I Victory Medal]], with four campaign stars (Aisne-Marne, St.&nbsp;Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector), for service with the 6th&nbsp;Marine Regiment.
* the [[Army of Occupation of Germany Medal]], for service in the Rhineland in 1919.
* the [[Yangtze Service Medal]], for service in China in 1927–32.
* the [[Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal]], for service in China 1934–37.
* the [[American Defense Service Medal]], for service 1939–1941.
* the [[American Campaign Medal]], for service in the United States 1943–1945.
* the [[Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal]], with two campaign stars (Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings and Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal), for service with the 2nd&nbsp;Battalion 5th&nbsp;Marine Regiment.
* the [[World War II Victory Medal]].

Diamond was also entitled to the French [[Fourragère]] ([[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre 1914–1918]]) as a personal award, since he had participated in earning it with the 6th&nbsp;Marines.