Chesty Puller
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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller 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 in 1950
Puller (center left), Sergeant William "Ironman" Lee (center right), and two Nicaraguan soldiers in 1931
Lieutenant Colonel Puller on Guadalcanal in September, 1942
Colonel Puller cutting the Marine Corps birthday cake on 10 November 1950.
Lieutenant general (United States)
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In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
Lieutenant General William Hood Simpson wearing three-star rank, 1945