Merritt A. Edson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 69 years ago |
Date of birth | April 25,1897 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Chester |
Vermont | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 14,1955 |
Died | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1917–1947 |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Banana Wars | |
World War II | |
Guadalcanal Campaign | |
Battle of Saipan | |
Battle of Tinian | |
Spous | Ethel Winifred Robbins Edson |
Rank | Major general |
Nicknam | Red Mike |
Year of servic | 1917–1947 |
Awards | Silver Star |
Navy Cross | |
Distinguished Service Order | |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Movies/Shows | With the Marines at Tarawa |
Battleswar | World War I; |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 727109 |
Merritt A. Edson Life story
Merritt Austin Edson, Sr., known as "Red Mike", was a Major General in the United States Marine Corps, First President of the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation and First Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Safety & Vermont State Police.