Persian Gulf Command
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The Persian Gulf Command was a United States Army service command established in December 1943 to facilitate the supply of US lend-lease war material to the Soviet Union, through the "Persian Corridor".
View from a hilltop in Iran, 1942, taken by Charles L. Twitchell, World War II veteran stationed in the Persian Gulf
View of the courtyard of a home in Iran, 1942, taken by Charles L. Twitchell, World War II veteran stationed in the Persian Gulf
Donald Prentice Booth
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Donald Prentice Booth was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. During World War II he was the US Army's youngest theater commander. After World War II he was known for his commands of the 28th Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division and the Fourth United States Army. In addition, he served as High Commissioner of the Ryukyu Islands from 1958 to 1961.
Booth receives Order of the Rising Sun
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery