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James Van Fleet
US Army general (1892–1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the United States Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding general of United States Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.
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![]() General James Van Fleet, pictured here in 1953 | |
Born | (1892-03-19)March 19, 1892 Coytesville (Fort Lee, New Jersey), U.S. |
Died | September 23, 1992(1992-09-23) (aged 100) Polk City, Florida, U.S. |
Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1915–1953 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 0-3847 |
Unit | Infantry Branch |
Commands | Eighth United States Army Second United States Army III Corps XXIII Corps 90th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment 17th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Awards | Distinguished Service Cross (3) Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (3) Purple Heart (3) Taegeuk Order of Military Merit |
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