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Other articles where Merritt Edson is discussed: Battle of Guadalcanal: The land campaign on Guadalcanal: Merritt (“Red Mike”) Edson, the 800 Marines of the 1st Raider Battalion, and a handful of Marine parachute troops were subjected to one of the most intense assaults on Henderson Field thus far, when they were attacked by a Japanese force more than three times…
It was not until 18 April 1925 that Marine Corps Order Number 4 designated gold and scarlet as the official colors of the U.S. Marine Corps. These colors, however, were not reflected in the official Marine Corps flag until 18 January 1939 when a new design incorporating the new colors was approved. This design was essentially that of today's ...
2. Captain Merritt A. Edson, “The Coco Patrol,” Part I, Marine Corps Gazette, 20 (August 1936): 18. Some of the material for the early portion of this work (February-August 1928) is drawn from Edson’s three-part article in the Gazette, since this is the primary source now available on the subject. Many of the documents that Edson quoted ...
Burlington, Vermont. Merritt Edson served in the Vermont National Guard and performed duty on the Mexican border before joining the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned his first Navy Cross in Nicaragua. He was the founder and commander of the First Marine Raider Battalion at the start of World War II, earning both the Medal of Honor and a Second Navy ...
Le général de division Merritt Austin Edson, né le 25 avril 1897 à Rutland, dans le Vermont, et mort le 14 août 1955 à Washington, D.C., surnommé « Red Mike », fut un général dans le Corps des Marines des États-Unis. Il a reçu plusieurs décorations, notamment la Médaille d'honneur, deux Navy Cross, la Silver Star et deux Legion ...
Merritt A. ``Red Mike'' Edson became a national hero on Guadalcanal during WW II for his epic defense of Henderson Field as the head of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.
Merritt A. Edson. Merritt Austin Edson ( Rutland, 25 de abril de 1897- Washington D. C., 14 de agosto de 1955), también conocido como Red Mike (en español: Rojo Mike), fue un General de División del Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos. Nació el 25 de abril de 1897, y murió el 14 de agosto de 1955. Entre sus muchas condecoraciones ...
