MILITARY PERSONNEL

Chesty Puller

1898 - 1971

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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chesty Puller is the 1,937th most popular military personnel (down from 1,891st in 2019), the 10,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,688th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Chesty Puller ranks 1,937 out of 2,058. Before her are William Hood Simpson, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Anthony Wayne, Kyrylo Budanov, and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans. After her are Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Thomas Blamey, Igor Sergun, Lewis H. Brereton, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, and Nathaniel Lyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Chesty Puller ranks 290. Before her are Elemér Somfay, Robert Keith, Ferreira de Castro, Clarence Walker, Gertrude Lawrence, and Nalini Bala Devi. After her are Lucy Morton, Lee Garmes, Albert Kivikas, Bedřich Šupčík, Humberto Tomasina, and Rachel Fuller Brown. Among people deceased in 1971, Chesty Puller ranks 228. Before her are Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Glenda Farrell, Dorothy Comingore, Elemér Szathmáry, Jan Palouš, and Erwin Keller. After her are Ross Cuthbert, Otto Authén, King Curtis, Thomas C. Hart, Lucien Hubbard, and Luigi Piotti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chesty Puller ranks 10,512 out of 20,380. Before her are Andrea Parker (1970), John Kocinski (1968), Jimmy Miller (1942), Debi Diamond (1965), Ne-Yo (1979), and Wallace Stegner (1909). After her are Harvey Fletcher (1884), Alphonso Johnson (1951), Jenna Presley (1987), Irma Thomas (1941), Barbara Bates (1925), and David Blackwell (1919).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Chesty Puller ranks 163. Before her are Don Carlos Buell (1818), Eugene Bullard (1895), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), William Rosecrans (1819), William Hood Simpson (1888), and Anthony Wayne (1745). After her are Lewis H. Brereton (1890), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Zebulon Pike (1779), John Sedgwick (1813), and John C. Pemberton (1814).

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