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   Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. (August 18, 1945 – May 11, 1994) was an attorney and a United States Marine Corps officer who was severely wounded in the Vietnam War. He won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his autobiography Fortunate Son.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 1994/05/12 › obituariesLewis Puller Jr., Vietnam Hero And Biographer, Is Dead at 48

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   May 12, 1994 · Lewis B. Puller Jr., who won the Pulitzer Prize for chronicling his fight against despair and alcoholism after he lost both legs while serving in Vietnam, died this afternoon. He was 48...

4. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › politicsVietnam Vet and Writer Lewis Puller Kills Himself - The ...

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   May 12, 1994 · May 12, 1994 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. Lewis B. Puller Jr., who transformed his years of struggle with the physical and emotional ravages of the Vietnam War into a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

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6. www.encyclopedia.com › puller-lewis-burwell-jrPuller, Lewis Burwell, Jr. | Encyclopedia.com

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   The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Puller, Lewis Burwell, Jr. (b. 12 August 1945 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; d. 11 May 1994 in Mount Vernon, Virginia), military officer, lawyer, and recipient of a 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis B. Puller, Jr.. Source for information on Puller, Lewis Burwell, Jr ...

7. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › puller-lewisLewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller (1898–1971) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   Dec 22, 2021 · Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. was the son of the most-decorated Marine in history, Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, who fought in World War II and Korea. He lost both legs and parts of his hands in Vietnam and wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1995/01/01 › magazineLIVES WELL LIVED: LEWIS B. PULLER JR.; Coming Home

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   Jan 1, 1995 · 1946-1994 Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. picked up a gun one afternoon last May and killed himself. He was 48, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his 1991 autobiography, "Fortunate Son: The...

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   Who is Lewis Burwell Puller?

   • He won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for his autobiography Fortunate Son. Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. was the son of Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller, the most decorated Marine in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a Marine officer.

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   What happened to Lewis Puller Jr?

   • Other articles where Lewis Puller, Jr. is discussed: Chesty Puller: Later years and assessment: His son, Lewis Puller, Jr., became a Marine infantry officer and suffered horrendous wounds after stepping on a booby-trapped artillery shell in Vietnam in 1968. Chesty died in October 1971 following a series of strokes.

   Lewis Puller, Jr. | United States Marine Corps officer and author

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   Who was Lewis Burwell?

   • Colonel Lewis Burwell, son of Armistead and Christina Blair Burwell, was born 26 September 1745, in Williamsburg. He moved to Mecklenburg County, Va., fought in the American Revolution, and served in the Virginia Assembly.

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   Why did Lewis Puller get a 5th Navy Cross?

   • Lewis B. (“Chesty”) Puller cutting the United States Marine Corps birthday cake, marking the 175th anniversary of the Corps, during the Korean War, November 10, 1950. For his actions at Chosin, he received a fifth Navy Cross, becoming the only Marine in history to earn that many awards of the nation’s second highest military decoration.

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10. www.britannica.com › biography › Lewis-Puller-JrLewis Puller, Jr. | United States Marine Corps officer and ...

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    Lewis Burwell Puller. Born: June 26, 1898, West Point, Virginia, U.S. Died: October 11, 1971, Hampton, Virginia (aged 73) Role In: Battle of Guadalcanal. Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Korean War. World War II. Pacific War.