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Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_General_Lewis_Burwell_Puller
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gptkb:United_States_of_America
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gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
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gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
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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
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gptkb:Banana_Wars
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate
1971-10-11
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Hampton,_Virginia,_United_States
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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
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gptkb:Quantico_National_Cemetery
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