Randolph M. Pate Military person

Randolph McCall Pate (February 11, 1898 – July 31, 1961) was the twenty-first Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959.Pate was a veteran of World War II, seeing action at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima and later served in Korea, and pre-war expeditionary service in Santo Domingo and China.

Personal facts

Randolph M. Pate
Birth dateFebruary 11, 1898
Birth place
South Carolina , Port Royal
Date of deathJuly 31, 1961
Place of death
Bethesda Maryland , Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

award
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
military operations
Battle of Iwo Jima
Guadalcanal Campaign
World War II
military command
1st Marine Division
Commandant of the Marine Corps
2nd Marine Division
Marine Corps Reserve
service start1918
service end1959

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