Victor H Krulak
Era | Vietnam War |
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Branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Military Decorations | Awards for Valor or Meritorious Service Bronze Star Distinguished Service Cross Navy Cross Purple Heart |
Wall | C |
Wall Side | 2 |
Row | 3 |
Plaque Number | 1 |
World War II - Korea - Vietnam
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Navy Cross, Navy Distinguished Service, Legion of Merit w/Combat "V" and 2 Stars, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Awarded the Navy Cross & Purple Heart on Choiseul Island, where his battalion staged a week-long diversionary raid to cover the Bougainville invasion. During the Vietnam War he served as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific.
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1934
First Marine Amphibious Corps