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|name= LeRoy Philip Hunt |birth_date= {{birth date|1892|3|17}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1968|2|8|1892|3|17}} |birth_place= Newark, New Jersey |death_place= San Francisco, California |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Leroy p. hunt.jpg |caption= General LeRoy P. Hunt |nickname= |allegiance={{Flagicon|United States}} United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= 1917 - 1951 |rank= General |commands= Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic Department of the Pacific 2nd Marine Division 5th Marine Regiment |unit= |battles= World War I World War II *Battle of Guadalcanal *Battle of Okinawa |awards= Navy Cross Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Purple Heart Croix de Guerre French Fourragere |laterwork= }} General LeRoy Philip Hunt (March 17, 1892 – February 8, 1968) was a United States Marine Corps general, who served with distinction during World War I in France and later commanded the 2nd Marine Division at the end of World War II. BiographyHunt was born in 1892 in Newark, New Jersey,[1] and was a graduate of the University of California. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1917[1] and served with great distinction with the 5th Marines during World War I, receiving the Navy Cross and Distinguished Service Cross for his actions.[2] Postwar assignments were varied, ranging from sea duty to commanding officer of the Western Mail Guard Detachment and work with the Work Projects Administration's Matanuska Colonization venture in Alaska. Following a short tour in Iceland, he was given command of the 5th Marines which he led during the early stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal.[1] As the 2nd Marine Division's assistant division commander, he participated in mopping-up operations on Saipan and Tinian and in the Okinawa Campaign. Appointed division commander, he led the division in the occupation of Japan and for a period was Commanding General, I Army Corps. Returning to the United States, Hunt assumed duties as Commanding General, Department of the Pacific and then Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.[3] General Hunt died in 1968 in San Francisco, California.[2] Awards and decorations
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1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/H/u/Hunt_LeRoy_P.htm|title=The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Hunt, LeRoy P.|first=Kent G.|last=Budge|publisher=}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3590469|title=Gen LeRoy Philip Hunt (1892 - 1968) - Find A Grave Memorial|publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/wapa/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003143-00/sec1d.htm|title=Securing the Surrender: Marines in the Occupation of Japan (Introduction)|publisher=}} External links{{Commons|LeRoy P. Hunt|LeRoy P. Hunt}}
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