S.L.A. Marshall Military person

S.L.A. Marshall (full name, Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall) (July 18, 1900 – December 17, 1977) was a chief U.S. Army combat historian during World War II and the Korean War. He authored some 30 books about warfare, including Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, which was made into a film of the same name.

Personal facts

S.L.A. Marshall
Alias (AKA)Marshal Samuel Lyman Atwood; Marshall Samuel L. A.; Marshall Slam
Birth dateJuly 18, 1900
Birth place
Catskill (town) New York
Date of deathDecember 17, 1977
Place of death
El Paso Texas
Resting place
Fort Bliss National Cemetery

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Military person

award
Bronze Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Combat Infantryman Badge
military operations
Korean War
World War II
World War I
Pancho Villa Expedition
military branch
United States Army
military unit
Eighth United States Army
90th Infantry Division (United States)
service start1917
service end1917

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External resources

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