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|name= William Stanley Fellers |birth_date={{birth date|1895|12|16}} |death_date={{death date and age|1973|11|24|1895|12|16}} |birth_place= Cincinnati, Ohio |death_place= Rome, Georgia |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of Burial |image=William Stanley Fellers.tif |image_size= |caption= Fellers as colonel, USMC |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= 1917–1954 |rank= Major General |servicenumber= 0-285 |commands= 5th Marine Regiment XO of the 5th Marine Regiment S-4 of 1st Marine Division Troop Training Unit, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |battles=World War I Haitian Campaign Yangtze Patrol Nicaraguan Campaign World War II
|awards=Legion of Merit (2) |relations= }} William Stanley Fellers (December 16, 1895 – November 24, 1973) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. He is most noted as Director of the Staff of the Inter-American Defense Board or as Supply officer of the 1st Marine Division during World War II. World War IIFellers was subsequently appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines and served in this capacity until June 1942, when he was reassigned as executive officer of the 2nd Marine Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Fellers served in this capacity until October 1942, when he has been appointed Executive officer of the 5th Marine Regiment. While served in this capacity, he was responsible for establishing of the Supply base at Espiritu Santo, from where Marine units on Guadalcanal were supplied. Fellers was later decorated with Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his efforts during Guadalcanal Campaign.[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of colonel in May 1943 and appointed assistant chief of staff and supply officer of 1st Marine Division. Fellers served in this capacity during New Britain campaign under Major General William H. Rupertus, and, following the Battle of Cape Gloucester, he received his second Legion of Merit.[1][2] On 21 May 1944, Fellers was transferred back to 5th Marine Regiment and succeeded temporary Commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Buse. Colonel Fellers supervised the training and preparation of the regiment for Peleliu operation, however Division Assistant Commander, Brigadier general Oliver P. Smith (who personally served as 5th Marines Commander until 9 April 1944), was not satisfied with the way Fellers led the training of the regiment and how he treated the junior officers. Everything escalated after the complaint made by 5th Marines Executive officer, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis William Walt to Colonel John T. Selden. Selden, who served as 1st Marine Division Chief of Staff and was Walt's close friend, got a report that officers within the regiment were losing confidence in Colonel Fellers. The unofficial complaint was forwarded to General Smith, who decided to focus more on Fellers.[1] General Smith later came to conclusion that it would be in the best interest of the 5th Marine regiment to relieve Colonel Fellers. Smith asked for that Division Commander, Major General Rupertus, who relieved Fellers under rotation policy on 17 August 1944. Fellers was finally relieved by Colonel Harold D. Harris and sent home.[1] Upon his return to the United States, Colonel Fellers was assigned to the Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. and appointed officer in charge of the Rehabilitation Division, Personnel Department. He was later appointed officer in charge of the Procurement Division and served in this capacity for the duration of the War.[2] Later serviceFellers served in this capacity until April 1946, when he was transferred to Okinawa, where he was appointed commanding officer of Marine barracks within Naval Base Okinawa. His tour of duty ended in May 1947, when he was appointed commander of Marine barracks within United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka. He returned to the United States at the beginning of July 1948, when he was appointed chief of staff, Troop training unit at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado under Major General John T. Walker. Fellers has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in July 1949 and relieved Walker at the same time.[3] In January 1950, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur, requested amphibious training for occupation troops in Japan under his command. Fellers sent Colonel Edward H. Forney and Mobile Training Team Able from his Troop training unit to Japan at MacArthur's request. During the following months, Fellers traveled to Japan for inspection tours of his unit and later participated in the planning of the Inchon landing on the staff of Commander of the Naval Amphibious Command, Vice admiral James H. Doyle.[4] General Fellers returned to the United States in August 1950 and was succeeded by Major General John T. Selden.[5] He was subsequently assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as deputy commander. Fellers served in this capacity until June 1953, when he was appointed Director of the Staff of the Inter-American Defense Board. He finally retired from the Marine Corps on June 30, 1954, and was advanced to the rank of major general on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat.[6] Life in retirementUpon retirement from the Marine Corps, Fellers resided in Rome, Georgia, where he was active in Rome Rotary Club and also as communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Major General William S. Fellers died on November 24, 1973 and is buried at Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery together with his wife Ellison Bedell Fellers (1893–1972).[7] They had together one daughter, Peggy Fellers (1923–1968), and one son, William S. Fellers Jr. (1927–2001), who also served with the Marine Corps and retired as master sergeant. DecorationsHere is the ribbon bar of Major General William S. Fellers:[8]
title=Commanding Officer of the 5th Marine Regiment| before= Henry W. Buse Jr. | years= 21 May 1944 – 17 August 1944| after= Harold D. Harris }}{{S-end}} References{{Marine Corps}}1. ^1 {{cite book|last=La Bree|first=Clifton|author2= |title=The Gentle Warrior: General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC|publisher=Kent State University Press|location=Kent, Ohio&London|year=2001|pages=14|isbn=0-87338-686-8|url=https://books.google.cz/books?id=UuV0wykdUCQC&pg=PA53&dq=William+S.+Fellers&hl=cs&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=William%20S.%20Fellers&f=false|accessdate=March 18, 2017|authorlink=}} {{Portal bar|Biography|United States Marine Corps|World War I|World War II}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fellers, William S.}}2. ^{{cite web | url = http://historicperiodicals.princeton.edu/historic/cgi-bin/historic?a=d&d=MarineCorpsChevron19441014-01.2.109&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-William+Fellers------ | accessdate = 19 March 2017 | work = historicperiodicals.princeton.edu | title = Marine Corps Chevron, Volume 3, Number 41, 14 October 1944 | publisher = Princeton University Library Websites}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=CJ19490714.2.103&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-William+Fellers-------1|title= General Fellers Heads NAB Troop Training Unit|publisher=cdnc.ucr.edu|accessdate=19 March 2017}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Charles R.|author2= |title=U.S. Marines in the Korean War|publisher=USMC History Division|location=Washington, D.C.|year=2007|pages=14|isbn=|url=https://books.google.cz/books?id=Xov0PtHvy-QC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=troop+training+unit,+amphibious+command&source=bl&ots=GwOsMB-q0m&sig=xEuyiRIJoFgQu7AgRyqvZgg_B14&hl=cs&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ9_-eiOLSAhXlYpoKHTHtApQQ6AEIKjAD#v=onepage&q=William%20S.%20Fellers&f=false|accessdate=March 19, 2017|authorlink=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=CJ19510607.2.7&srpos=8&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-William+Fellers-------1|title= General Fellers is transferred at Naval Amphibious Base Ceremonies|publisher=cdnc.ucr.edu|accessdate=19 March 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.trigintaoptimi.org/uploads/1/0/3/1/10313616/major_general_william_stanley_fellers_usmc_bio.pdf | accessdate = 19 March 2017 | work = trigintaoptimi.org | title = Triginta Optimi - Major General William S. Fellers| publisher = Triginta Optimi Websites}} 7. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61099615 | accessdate = 19 March 2017 | work = findagrave.com | title = Find a Grave Memorial | publisher = Find a Grave Memorial Websites}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web | url = http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=43785 | accessdate = 18 March 2017 | work = valor.militarytimes.com | title = Valor awards for William S. Fellers | publisher = Militarytimes Websites}} 10 : 1895 births|1973 deaths|United States Marine Corps generals|United States Marine Corps Quartermaster Officers|People of the Banana Wars|American Marine Corps personnel of World War I|American Marine Corps personnel of World War II|American Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Military personnel from Cincinnati |
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