His name was Lewis Burwell (“Chesty”) Puller, and when he was retired in 1955 as a lieutenant general, he was the most decorated man in Marine Corps history. In Marine! Burke Davis has written ...
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The Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient died rescuing MarinesOver a month into the hellish fight for control of Guadalcanal, then-Marine Lt. Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller ordered elements from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines to conduct an exploratory mission ...
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