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Larsen commanded 2
Marine Brigade and served as military governor of Samoa in 1942. He later commanded the Guam garrison. Postwar, he served for
ten years as Colorado's Director of Civil Defense.
| 1890-12-10 |
Born at Chicago |
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| 1913 |
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned in the Marine Corps |
| 1917-6 |
France |
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| 1930 |
Electoral mission, Nicaragua |
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| 1938 |
Director, Plans and Policies,
Headquarters Marine Corps |
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| 1941-12-24 | Brigadier general |
Commander, 2 Marine Brigade |
| 1943-6 |
Commander, Camp Lejeune, North
Carolina |
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| 1944-7-21 |
Major general |
Island Commander, Guam |
| 1946-5 |
Commander, Department of the
Pacific |
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| 1946-11-1 |
Lieutenant
general |
Retires from Marine Corps |
| 1949 |
Colorado Director of Civil
Defense |
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| 1959 |
Retires |
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| 1962-10-2 |
Dies at Denver, Colorado |
Arlington National Cemetary Website (accessed 2008-10-11)
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