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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military officer
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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:New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Schools
1st Marine Raider Battalion
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1955-09-14
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:California,_USA
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major General Merritt A. Edson
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gptkbp:influence
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Amphibious warfare
Marine_Corps_tactics
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Red_Edson
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Edson's_Raiders
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gptkbp:rank
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Major General
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gptkbp:role
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Military strategist
Combat_commander
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:services
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gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Peleliu
gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkb:China
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Bougainville
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1917-1946
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Edson
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Reserve
2nd Marine Division
1st Marine Division
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