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    Burial Detail: Rupertus, William H – ANC Explorer "Rupertus", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 2005. "William H. Rupertus". Military Times...
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  • designer and manufacturer William H. Rupertus (1889–1945), American major general in the United States Marine Corps See also Rupertus Meldenius, aka Peter...
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    USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Major General William H. Rupertus (1889–1945)...
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    part of basic United States Marine Corps doctrine. Major General William H. Rupertus wrote it during World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor...
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    Geiger, USMC) Peleliu landing, 15 Sep: 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus, USMC) Angaur landing, 17 Sep: 81st Infantry ("Wildcat") Division...
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    ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater. Major General William Rupertus, the commander of the 1st Marine Division, predicted that the island...
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    operation, US planners assigned the 1st Marine Division (Major General William H. Rupertus) which had previously fought on Guadalcanal. The operation would...
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    on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be...
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  • General Robert Olds, Major General Paul Newgarden, and Major General William H. Rupertus. "Jackson, Stonewall, MG, Fallen". Retrieved 2020-07-10. "Stonewall...
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    Vandegrift Asst. Div. Cmdr.: Brigadier General William H. Rupertus Division staff Chief of staff: Col. William C. James (to 24 Sep); Col. Gerald C. Thomas...
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  • city of Aachen (assassinated on the order of Heinrich Himmler); William H. Rupertus, 55, American major general and author of the Rifleman's Creed (heart...
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  • 2022 biography and work of military history about Major General William H. Rupertus who commanded the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific War in World...
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    Harold C. Roberts (three awards) Ford O. Rogers James Roosevelt William H. Rupertus John H. Russell Jr. Al Schmid Harry Schmidt Harold G. Schrier Lemuel...
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    for seizure by Major General William H. Rupertus, the landing force commander of the northern elements. General Rupertus turned to his scout company's...
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    their record books. In late October 1944, he succeeded Major General William H. Rupertus as commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, being personally...
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    on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be...
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    Fighting to Terrorist Hunting. Crown Forum. ISBN 1-4000-5363-3. Krulak, Victor H. (1984). First To Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps. Annapolis...
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    Rupert of Deutz (Latin: Rupertus Tuitiensis; c. 1075/1080 – c. 1129) was an influential Benedictine theologian, exegete and writer on liturgical and musical...
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    USMC invasion force under the direct command of Brigadier General William Rupertus, captured the islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo among which...
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  • staff, 1st Marine Division and served under command of Major General William H. Rupertus during the Battle of Cape Gloucester. Harris was appointed commanding...
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    earlier. The 1st Marine Division, under the command of Major General William H. Rupertus was selected for the attack. For the landing, two beaches were chosen...
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  • 1941 7 August 1942 ??? Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus Maj. Gen. Pedro del Valle Maj. Gen. DeWitt Peck Guadalcanal-Tulagi...
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    assaulted by 3,000 U.S. Marines under the command of Brigadier General William Rupertus. The 886 IJN personnel manning the naval and seaplane bases on the...
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    Gloucester would continue until April under the command of Major General William H. Rupertus. However, by early February US commanders were confident that their...
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  • General Robert Olds, Major General Paul Newgarden, Major General William H. Rupertus, and Major General Stonewall Jackson. Mahin was partially educated...
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    alongside the rest of the 1st Marine Division under Major General William H. Rupertus, fighting primarily to secure the island's airstrip and prevent interference...
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    of Saipan. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34869-2. Hallas, James H. (1994). The Devil's Anvil: The Assault on Peleliu. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-94646-0...
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    aid of preparatory fire-scouring by napalm bombs from 114. MajGen William H. Rupertus, the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division on Peleliu would...
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    1st Parachute Battalion, Co. E / 1st Raider Battalion (Brig. Gen. William H. Rupertus, USMC) 4 transports: Neville, Zeilin, Heywood, President Jackson...
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    soldiers from the 164th Infantry Regiment under the tactical command of William H. Rupertus and Edmund B. Sebree, attacked a concentration of Japanese Army troops...
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