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LeRoy P. Hunt
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

LeRoy P. Hunt

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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
San Francisco
Age
75 years
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Biography

General LeRoy Philip Hunt (March 17, 1892 – February 8, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps general, who served with distinction during World War I in France and later commanded the 2nd Marine Division at the end of World War II.

Biography

Hunt was born in 1892 in Newark, New Jersey, and was a graduate of the University of California. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1917 and served with great distinction with the 5th Marines during World War I, receiving the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross for his actions.

Postwar assignments were varied, ranging from sea duty to commanding officer of the Western Mail Guard Detachment and work with the Work Projects Administration's Matanuska Colonization venture in Alaska.

Following a short tour in Iceland, he was given command of the 5th Marines which he led during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal. As the 2nd Marine Division's assistant division commander, he participated in mopping-up operations on Saipan and Tinian and in the Okinawa Campaign. Appointed division commander, he led the division in the occupation of Japan and for a period was Commanding General, I Army Corps. Returning to the United States, Hunt assumed duties as Commanding General, Department of Pacific and then Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

General Hunt died in 1968 in San Francisco, California.

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1st RowNavy CrossDistinguished Service CrossSilver Star w/ 2 oak leaf clustersFrench Fourragère
2nd RowLegion of Merit w/ 1 oak leaf clusterBronze StarPurple Heart w/ 1 oak leaf clusterNavy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 1 service star
3rd RowMarine Corps Expeditionary MedalWorld War I Victory Medal w/ Aisne, St. Mihiel, Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, & the Defensive Sector claspsArmy of Occupation of Germany MedalNicaraguan Campaign Medal (1933)
4th RowYangtze Service MedalAmerican Defense Service MedalAmerican Campaign MedalAsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 service stars
5th RowWorld War II Victory MedalNavy Occupation Service MedalCroix de guerre (WWI) w/ 2 gilt stars & palmNicaraguan Medal of Distinction and Diploma

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