Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Photographs of World War II and Post World War II Marine Corps Activities, ca. 1939 - ca. 1958. Peleliu - [Divider #] 742 - [Code #] 49 - Officers and Officials- Inspections, Tours, Visits. Admiral Cochrane Greets Colonel Lewis B. Puller on Peleliu, 9/1944

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Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. Photographs of World War II and Post World War II Marine Corps Activities, ca. 1939 - ca. 1958. Peleliu - [Divider #] 742 - [Code #] 49 - Officers and Officials- Inspections, Tours, Visits. Admiral Cochrane Greets Colonel Lewis B. Puller on Peleliu, 9/1944.

1944

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Original Caption: "Adm. Cochrane greets Col. Lewis B. Puller, USMC, Commanding Officer of a MarReg on Peleliu, with shirt off." Photographer: Johnson

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Puller, Chesty, 1898-1971

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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 ...