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Jun 26, 1898 King William County, Virginia, United States Died on 11 Oct 1971 (aged 73)
United States Marine Corps general
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About Chesty Puller
- Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) served as a United States Marine Corps officer.
- Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World War II and the Korean War as a senior officer.
- By the time of his retirement in 1955, he had reached the rank of lieutenant general. Puller is the most decorated Marine in American history.
- He is one of two United States servicemen to be awarded five Navy Crosses and one Army Distinguished Service Cross.
- Puller's six crosses are next in number to the eight times Eddie Rickenbacker received the nation's second-highest military award for valor.Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955, after 37 years of service.
- He lived in Virginia and died in 1971, at age 73.
