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A PROUD NAMESAKE Ueutenant General Lewis Burwell Chesty Puller was tfie only Marine ever to win the Navy Cross live times for heroism and gallontry in combat. He is remembered as the quintesser tial fighting man, and is one of a select few Marines to have U.S. Navy ships of the line named after them. Bom in Virginia In 1898, General Puller attended the VIrglrv la Military Institute, but withdrew In 1918 to join the Marines as an enlisted man. He first saw combat in the jungles of Haiti, where he served for five years. In 1924 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, and during the 1930s he served in Nica ragua and commanded the famous Horse Marines ' ' In China. Of the 37 years that General Puller spent in the Marines, 27 of them were spent at sea or stationed overseas. His last corrv mand was at Camp Lejeune, N.C where he retired from the Corps in 1955 General Puller died in his native Virginia in 1971, General Puller was one of the most decorated Marines in history. He earned two Navy Crosses in Nicaragua in 1930 and 1932. and later fought the Japanese at Guadalcanal and at Cape Gloucester where he earned two more such awards. The General ' s lost combat assignment was as Command- er of the 1st Marine Division in Korea, during which he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross and his fifth Navy Cross for heroism In action. In addition. General Puller was authorized to wear the Legion of Merit with Combat V and Gold Star, the Army Silver Medal, the Air Medal with two Gold Stars, and the Bronze Star, as well as a Purple Heart for wounds received on Guadalcanal. He was also awarded nu merous unit citations and a host of expeditionary medals and decorations from foreign governments for service In Haiti. Nic- aragua, China, Korea, and the Pacific theater. Perhaps the noblest legacy that Lewis B. Puller left Is not his long list of awards, but the affection felt in the hearts of the men he commanded. Puller learned eariy on that respect bor dering on adulation was essential for success as a combat leader, and he led by example. He was braver and tougher than most of his men, and he cared for their welfare. He grieved for men who fell In battle. He also spoice his mind In defense of his troops and his Ideals, offending many of his su periors with criticism of how the Marine Corps and other ser vices were run. He was truty A Marine ' s Marine .
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