(Captain, U. S. Marine Corps, U. S. Military Advisor, 3rd Battalion, Vietnamese Marine Corps, South Vietnam, Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps) (29 Jun 1939 WV-28 Oct 2008 MD, buried U. S. Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD) (1962 Naval Academy Graduate) (Marine Force Recon, Army Rangers, Army Airborne and the British Royal Marines training graduate) (Distinguished military career as combat Marine, staff officer and administrator) (Operations Officer for the III Marine Amphibious Force) (Senior Marine Officer at the Naval Academy and the Virginia Military Institute) (Director of Planning for the National Museum of the Marine Corps) Navy Cross, Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Legion of Merit w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star w/Valor w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster
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