Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981. Photograph of Lt. Col. Lewis B. Puller Receiving Navy Cross from General William H. Rupertus, 4/1943.

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Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 -. General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981. Photograph of Lt. Col. Lewis B. Puller Receiving Navy Cross from General William H. Rupertus, 4/1943.

1943

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Original Caption: "Lt. Col. Lewis B. Puller, USMC, of Middlesex County, VA., receives a Navy Cross, his third from Brigadier General William H. Rupertus, USMC, for valorous action as a Marine commander on Guadalcanal. The presentation was made at a parade at an Allied Pacific base. Lt. Col. Puller received two other Navy crosses for Nicaraguan service in 1931 and 1932."

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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 ...