James Van Fleet

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James Van Fleet
General James Van Fleet, pictured here in 1953
Born	(1892-03-19)March 19, 1892 Coytesville (Fort Lee, New Jersey), U.S.
Died	September 23, 1992(1992-09-23) (aged 100) Polk City, Florida, U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1915–1953
Rank	General
Service number	0-3847
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	Eighth United States Army Second United States Army III Corps XXIII Corps 90th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment 17th Machine Gun Battalion
Battles/wars	Border War World War I Meuse–Argonne Offensive World War II Operation Overlord Battle of Normandy Siegfried Line campaign Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany Occupation of Germany Greek Civil War Operation Pyrsos Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross (3) Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (3) Purple Heart (3) Taegeuk Order of Military Merit
Other work	Football coach Diplomat Businessman Author Rancher

General James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a United States Army officer who saw service 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 United States Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding general of United States Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.