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  2. Oct 12, 1971 · HAMPTON, Va., Oct. 11 (AP) —Lieut. Gen. Lewis B. Puller, the most decorated member of the Marine Corps, died tonight after a long illness. He was 73 years old. Tough, Profane and Loyal.

  3. 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.

  4. 4 days ago · Chesty Puller (born June 26, 1898, West Point, Virginia, U.S.—died October 11, 1971, Hampton, Virginia) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was the most decorated and venerated Marine in the history of the Corps.

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  5. The 1st Marine Regiment, commanded by Colonel Lewis “ChestyPuller, landed on White Beach at the far left (or north) of the assault. The 5th Marines came in on the center at Orange Beach, and the 7th Marines landed farther south.

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  6. Chesty Puller’s 1st Regiment suffered 1,672 casualties, 65 percent, the highest regimental losses in the history of the Marine Corps. Said one of his sergeants, “This ain’t a regiment. We’re just survivors.”

  7. Dec 22, 2021 · A biography of the most-decorated Marine in history, who fought in Nicaragua, China, World War II, and Korea. He died of natural causes in 1971 and is buried in Saluda, Virginia.

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  9. Lewis " Chesty" Puller died on October 11, 1971, at the age of 73, after giving over 37 faithful years in service to his beloved country and Corps. He was an Episcopalian and parishioner of Christ Church Parish in Saluda, VA, and was buried with full military honors in the historic cemetery next to his wife, Virginia Montague Evans, who died on ...

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