Evans Carlson

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Evans Carlson was a highly regarded U.S. Marine Corps officer in World War II, best known for leading the elite Marine Raiders in daring commando operations in the Pacific.

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Evans Carlson canonical 2
Evans Fordyce Carlson 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps officer
human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Legion of Merit
Navy Cross
Purple Heart
Silver Star
birthDate 1896-02-26
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict Chinese Civil War
World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1947-05-27
educatedAt Vermont Academy
familyName Carlson
genre military history
givenName Evans
knownFor leading Marine Raiders in the Pacific Theater
pioneering U.S. commando-style operations in World War II
middleName Fordyce
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
militaryRank colonel
militaryUnit 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
Marine Raiders
mottoUsed Gung Ho
name Evans Carlson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Evans Fordyce Carlson
notableIdea Gung Ho leadership philosophy
notableWork Long Patrol on Guadalcanal
Makin Island raid
The Chinese Army: Its Organization and Military Efficiency
Twin Stars of China
leadership of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
occupation author
military officer
participatedIn Battle of Guadalcanal
surface form: Guadalcanal campaign

Long Patrol (Carlson's Patrol)
Makin Island raid
placeOfBirth Sidney, New York
placeOfDeath Portland
surface form: Portland, Oregon
positionHeld commander of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
religion Unitarian
servedIn United States Army
serviceNumber 0-2579
yearsOfService 1912–1916
1917–1921
1922–1923
1927–1946

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Marine Raiders notableCommander Evans Carlson
Makin Island raid commander Evans Carlson
Evans Carlson name Evans Carlson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Evans Fordyce Carlson