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Allen Turnage participated in the Grand Conference that
reviewed the Tentative Manual for
Landing Operations
in December 1933. He commanded 3 Marine
Division
in the Bougainville landings of
November 1943.
| 1891-1-3
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Born at Farmville, North Carolina |
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| 1913-11-17
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Second
lieutenant |
Marine Officers' Schook, Norfolk |
| 1915-5 |
1 Brigade, Haiti |
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| 1918-8 |
Major |
5 Marine Brigade |
| 1919 |
Instructor, Marine Officers'
School, Quantico |
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| 1922 |
Gendarmeria d'Haiti |
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| 1925 |
Field Officers' Course, Quantico |
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| 1926 |
Headquarters, Marine Corps |
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| 1928 |
Staff, Battleship Divisions 4 and 3 |
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| 1930 |
Headquarters, Marine Corps (c) | |
| 1935 |
Director, Marine Officers' Basic
School, Philadelphia |
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| 1937 |
Lieutenant colonel |
Commander, 1 Battalion, 5
Marines |
| 1939 |
Colonel |
Commander, Marine Forces, North China |
| 1941-4 |
Director, Division of Plans and
Policies, Headquarters Marine Corps |
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| 1942-6 |
Commander, Camp Lejeune |
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| 1942-10 |
Brigadier general |
Assistant commander, 3
Marine
Division |
| 1943-9-15 |
Major general |
Commander, 3 Marine Division |
| 1944-9 |
Director of Personnel,
Headquarters Marine Corps |
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| 1945 |
Assistant Commandant of the Corps |
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| 1946 |
Commander, Fleet
Marine Force,
Pacific |
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| 1948-1-1 |
General |
Retires |
| 1971-10-22 |
Dies |
References
Arlington
National Cemetary Website (accessed 2008-5-2)
United States Marine Corps History Division (accessed 2008-9-27)
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