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  • James Van Fleet
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  • James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.
  • James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was born in New Jersey, was raised in Florida, and graduated from the United States Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War. His son, James A. Van Fleet, Jr., a B-26 bomber pilot, was killed during the war.
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confstanding
  • 2
  • 3.0
Unit
  • * 3rd Infantry Regiment *
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type of appearance
  • Contemporary reference
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
serviceyears
  • 1915
Poll
  • no
EndYear
  • 1924
Birth Date
  • 1892-03-19
Commands
  • * 17th Machine Gun Battalion *
Branch
death place
Legend
  • no
Spouse
  • Helen
Name
Type
  • award-star
  • coach
  • service-star
  • award-leaf
Caption
  • General James Van Fleet, commanding officer, U.S. Eighth Army, c. 1953.
Conference
  • 1
  • 2
Ranking
  • no
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • Air Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
  • Bronze Star ribbon.svg
  • KSMRib.svg
  • United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Defense Service ribbon.svg
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg
  • Silver Star ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • Mexican Border Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon.svg
Alternative Names
  • Van Fleet, James Alward; Van Fleet, James A.; Van Fleet, J.A.
Overall
  • 6
  • 12
Date of Death
  • 1992-09-23
Birth Place
  • Coytesville
Title
Cause of Death
  • Natural causes
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StartYear
  • 1923
Awards
  • *
death date
  • 1992-09-23
Rank
  • 35
Image size
  • 220
Battles
  • *
Description
  • "Longines Chronoscope with James Van Fleet"
Place of Birth
  • Coytesville, New Jersey, United States
Place of death
  • Polk City, Florida, United States
Before
  • Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway
Years
  • 1951
Alt
  • Head-and-shoulders photo of General James Van Fleet, 60-year-old white man shown wearing khaki uniform blouse, four-star insignia and neckerchief.
After
  • Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
Affiliations
Children
  • Three
other device
  • arrowhead
laterwork
  • * Football Coach * Diplomat * Businessman * Author * Rancher
Occupation
  • Soldier
ConfRecord
  • 3
ID
  • gov.archives.arc.95881
bcs
  • no
placeofburial
Date of Birth
  • 1892-03-19
Death
  • 1992
Short Description
  • U.S. Army officer, U.S. Army general, college football player, college football coach
Year
  • 1923
  • 1924
Birth
  • 1892
Nationality
novel or story
  • Novel only
abstract
  • James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was born in New Jersey, was raised in Florida, and graduated from the United States Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War. His son, James A. Van Fleet, Jr., a B-26 bomber pilot, was killed during the war. Van Fleet died in his sleep a few months after his 100th birthday, when he was the oldest living general officer in the United States.
  • James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.
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