
Mitchell Paige
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 21 years ago |
Date of birth | August 31,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Charleroi |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 15,2003 |
Died | La Quinta |
California | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of Guadalcanal | |
Cape Gloucester | |
Korean War | |
Years of service | 1936–1959 |
Books | A Marine Named Mitch: An Autobiography of Mitchell Paige, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Retired |
Job | Soldier |
Army officer | |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Presidential Unit Citation | |
Eagle Scout | |
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award | |
Place of burial | Riverside National Cemetery, California, United States |
Unit | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines |
Rank | Colonel |
Battleswar | World War II |
Battle of Guadalcanal | |
Cape Gloucester | |
Korean War | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 576805 |
Mitchell Paige Life story
Mitchell Paige was an American-Serbian retired United States Marine Corps colonel who received the nation's highest military decoration for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor, during World War II.