Walter W. Wensinger
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Walter William Wensinger was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted for his service as commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment during Battle of Iwo Jima, when he received the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Wensinger finished his career as special advisory assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps.
Walter W. Wensinger is shown here as lieutenant colonel in the prewar photo.
Colonel Walter W. Wensinger (second from right), Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, V Amphibious Corps, receives Japanese surreder from Navy Captain Takahashi at Sasebo, Kyushu on September 21, 1945.
General Wensinger (third from left) as Deputy Chief of Staff during meeting with Commandant, Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
Louis R. Jones
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Louis Reeder Jones was a highly decorated major general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of Navy Cross for his service with 23rd Marine Regiment during Saipan and Tinian Campaigns.
