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William P. "Deacon" Upshur was a 60-year-old
major general commanding
the Pacific Fleet's amphibious
forces at the start of the
war. A graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute rather than Annapolis, he was awarded
the Medal
of Honor for his actions against Cacos bandits in Haiti in
1915. He also
fought with 13 Marine
Regiment
in France
in World
War I. He was an early advocate of the LVT, having evaluated Roebling's
"Alligator" as an umpire during FLEX 5 in January-March 1939.
| 1881-10-28
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Born at Richmond, Virginia |
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| 1902 |
Graduates from Virginia Military
Institute |
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| 1904-2-1 | Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned in the Marine Corps |
| 1907-1-9 |
Marine Barracks, Guantanamo Bay |
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| 1908-6-19 |
Marine Barracks, Panama |
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| 1912-1 |
1 Marine Brigade |
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| 1914-2 |
Marine Detachment, American
Legation, Peking |
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| 1915-8-4 |
2 Marine Regiment, Haiti |
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| 1922 |
1 Marine Brigade, Haiti |
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| 1924 |
Command and General Staff School |
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| 1929 |
Staff, Battle Force |
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| 1931 |
Naval War College |
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| 1933 |
Army War College |
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| 1939-9-25 |
Major general | Marine Corps Base, San Diego / Commander, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet |
| 1942-12-9 |
Commander, Department of the Pacific |
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| 1943-7-21 |
Severely injured in airplane crash near Sitka | |
| 1943-8-18 |
Dies of injuries |
References
United States Marine Corps History Division (accessed 2008-7-14)\
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