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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military officer
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Special_Operations
gptkb:Marine_Raiders
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Navy_Cross
Purple Heart
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1897-02-24
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Westfield,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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three children
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gptkbp:commanded
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1st Marine Raider Battalion
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1955-06-14
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:family
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married_to_Mary_Edson
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gptkbp:hasEvents
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Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brigadier General Merritt A. Edson
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:William_H._Rupertus
gptkb:John_A._Lejeune
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gptkbp:knownFor
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leadership in amphibious assaults
tactics in jungle warfare
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Edson's_Raiders
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
General
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gptkbp:nickname
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Red_Mike
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:New_Jersey
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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author
businessman
public speaker
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gptkbp:rank
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Brigadier General
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
instructor
strategist
commanding officer
operations officer
tactical planner
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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29 years
1917-1946
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