Harold E. Rosecrans

Harold Ellett Rosecrans
Harold E. Rosecrans as brigadier general, USMC.
Born	(1897-03-01)March 1, 1897 Cohoes, New York
Died	April 13, 1980(1980-04-13) (aged 83) Daytona Beach, Florida
Place of Burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1917–1949
Rank	Brigadier general
Service number	0-846
Commands held	17th Marine Regiment 2nd Battalion 5th Marines QM of I Marine Amphibious Corps Marine Corps Institute
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Saint-Mihiel Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge Meuse-Argonne Offensive Haitian Campaign Dominican Campaign Yangtze Patrol Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Tulagi Solomon Islands campaign New Britain campaign Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Okinawa
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (2)

Harold Ellett Rosecrans (March 1, 1897 – April 13, 1980)^[1] was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of brigadier general, who commanded 2nd Battalion 5th Marines during the during the assault on Tulagi Island. He later commanded 17th Marine Regiment during Battle of Cape Gloucester.