Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_General_Lewis_Burwell_Puller

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Air_Medal gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Navy_Cross gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal gptkb:Purple_Heart gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate	1898-06-26
gptkbp:birthPlace	West Point, Virginia, United States
gptkbp:burialPlace	Christ Church Parish, Saluda, Virginia, United States
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Lewis_Burwell_Puller_Jr.
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	statues USMC buildings named after him annual Chesty Puller run at VMI
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Banana_Wars gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1971-10-11
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Hampton,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Lewis_Burwell_Puller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller
gptkbp:knownFor	leadership bravery decorations inspiring Marines
gptkbp:legacy	Chesty Puller is a Marine Corps legend
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:7th_Marine_Regiment gptkb:1st_Marine_Division 1st Battalion, 7th Marines
gptkbp:nickname	Chesty Puller
gptkbp:notableFor	most decorated Marine in U.S. history
gptkbp:notableQuote	We're surrounded. That simplifies our problem.
gptkbp:numberOfNavyCrosses	5
gptkbp:portrayedBy	books documentaries USMC folklore
gptkbp:rank	Lieutenant General
gptkbp:retired	1955
gptkbp:serviceYears	1919–1955
gptkbp:spouse	Virginia Montague Evans
gptkbp:subjectOf	biographies military history books USMC traditions
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Quantico_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7