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    Evans Fordyce Carlson (February 26, 1896 – May 27, 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the leader of...
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    Diane Carlson Evans (born 1946) is a former nurse in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation...
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  • Marine Corps Major Evans Carlson from his New Zealand friend, Rewi Alley, one of the founders of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Carlson explained in a...
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    acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson. Carlson had been a soldier in the Punitive Expedition to capture Pancho...
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    and B of the 2nd Raider Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson, successfully landed on Makin. The landing had been very difficult because...
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    an operation by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under the command of Evans Carlson during the Guadalcanal campaign against the Imperial Japanese Army from...
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    (two awards) James Carson Breckinridge Marion Eugene Carl (two awards) Evans Carlson (three awards) Clifton B. Cates (also two Army DSCs) Brian Chontosh...
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  • real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion. Lieutenant C.J. Cristoforos announces...
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    establishing a new national party. The convention was discouraged by General Evans Carlson, USMC, who argued that the GIs should work through the existing political...
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    assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson and was present for the Battle of Midway and took part in the fighting...
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  • Edward Carlson (1911–1990), American, Seattle civic leader Emily Carlson (born 1983), American, figure skater, broadcast journalist Evans Carlson (1896–1947)...
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  • General Carlson may refer to: Bruce A. Carlson (born 1949), U.S. Air Force four-star general Evans Carlson (1896–1947), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general...
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    Assistant Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, MG Harry Schmidt, MG Holland M. Smith, VADM Ben Moreell, LTC Evans Carlson,and RADM Charles A. Pownall....
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    JB Carlson (born February 1974) is an American businessman, Chief executive officer, (CEO), social entrepreneur and Executive director. Carlson founded...
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  • based on the Makin Island raid in 1942. Led by LtCol Thorwald (based on Evans Carlson), the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion gathers volunteers for a mission to...
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  • (1833–1909), temperance reformer and lecturer. Evans Carlson (1896-1947), Marine Corps General, leader of "Carlson's Raiders." "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United...
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    age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over. Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, US Marine Corps, leader of "Carlson's Rangers" in World War II Edward Howell, former US...
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    commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson landed by boat at Aola Bay, 40 miles (64 km) east of Lunga Point. Carlson's raiders, along with troops from...
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    second-in-command of the 2nd Raider Battalion under Evans Carlson (Carlson's Raiders) whom Roosevelt knew when Carlson commanded the Marine detachment at the Warm...
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    the Korean War; remains to this day the only Marine jet aircraft ace Evans Carlson – commanded the World War II Marine Raiders, also credited with introducing...
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    Marines of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under command of Colonel Evans Carlson and Captain James Roosevelt were landed on Makin from two submarines...
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  • and maneuver tactics including use of cover, and attempted an ambush. Evans Carlson Merritt Edson Wilburt S. Brown United States occupation of Haiti Herman...
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  • Graham, David Jeremiah, Dale Evans Rogers, and Corrie ten Boom. In addition to work as an author and ghost writer, Carlson also was a frequent speaker...
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    (1960) - George Gordon (uncredited) The Gallant Hours (1960) - Col. Evans Carlson Spartacus (1960) - Herald (uncredited) The Big Show (1961) - Judge Richter...
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  • Raider Battalion under the command of Colonel Evans Carlson. Maghakian was already acquainted with Carlson during his previous service as a Marine. The...
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  • Burton (actor) as Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger, USMC Carleton Young as Colonel Evans Carlson, USMC Raymond Bailey as Major General Archie Vandegrift, USMC Harry...
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    Eastern Battlefield. In 2016, he portrayed American Marine Corps General Evans Carlson on CCTV's period military drama Red Star Over China. He starred as the...
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    C. Smith, commander of 2nd Marine Division, and Colonel Evans Carlson, commander of Carlson's Raiders. Maryland returned to Efate Island staging area...
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  • Lieutenant Commander (later Admiral), Italian Navy Evans Carlson, Brigadier General, US Marines, leader of Carlson's Raiders Giuseppe Cirrincione, Maresciallo...
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  • O'Malley and Seldon Hunt – art direction Seldon Hunt — photography and text Jason EvansCarlson portraiture Mell Dettmer – mastering at Sinister Kitchen...
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