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Born January 26, 1880 • Little Rock • Arkansas
Died April 5, 1964 (aged 84) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Role In Battle of Iwo Jima • Inchon landing • Korean War • United States presidential election of 1952 • World War II • occupation of Japan • Pacific War

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