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    William Peterkin Upshur (October 28, 1881 – July 21, 1943) was the recipient of the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for...
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  • researcher William P. Upshur (1881–1943), recipient of the Medal of Honor—for actions in 1915 during the Haitian Campaign Fictional Characters: Miles Upshur, main...
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    Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active...
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    USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), was a Barrett Class transport named in honor of Major General William P. Upshur, USMC. The hull of the USNS Upshur was laid down...
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    Robert Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an American investigative journalist. He started working for The Washington Post as a reporter in 1971...
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  • John Henry Upshur. The second, USNS Upshur (T-AP-198), was a Barrett-class troop ship named for Major General William P. Upshur, USMC. "Upshur". Dictionary...
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    1941]. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. "Major General William P. Upshur, USMC". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. Marine Corps History Division...
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    commanding general of Department of the Pacific, succeeding Major General William P. Upshur, who was killed in an air crash near Sitka, Alaska. Marston served...
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    Francisco, California; launched 15 February 1943; sponsored by Mr. William P. Upshur; and commissioned 31 August 1943. Miller, assigned to the Pacific...
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    " The Marine force was divided into three squads, led by Captain William P. Upshur, First Lieutenant Edward A. Ostermann, and Gunnery Sergeant Daly,...
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  • posthumously promoted to general officer rank during the war: Colonel William O. Darby, whose nomination for promotion to the rank of brigadier general...
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    post during a naval engagement against infantry while under heavy fire (William Harvey Carney is commonly and erroneously cited as the first African-American...
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    In a report to the commander of the 1st Marine Regiment, Captain William P. Upshur wrote that from October 15 to November 30, Daly showed "exceptional...
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    Bebe Daniels. Paddock served on the personal staff of Major General William P. Upshur beginning at the end of World War I. An autobiography, entitled The...
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  • actions on 24 October 1915 William P. Upshur, USMC captain, for actions on 24 October 1915 Other notable recipients William Caperton, USN admiral, first...
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  • Reid Passes Away At Home At Amite". The Monroe News-Star. January 15, 1923. p. 8. "Historical Vignette 109 – Mel Brooks Was a Combat Engineer in World War...
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    John Henry Upshur (5 December 1823 – 30 May 1917) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American...
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    during the Boxer Rebellion, and officers Edward Albert Ostermann and William P. Upshur (four of the six Medal of Honor awards given during the United States...
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    (ComPhibPac). On 7 December 1941 the post was filled by Marine Major General William P. Upshur. Amphibious Forces, PacFlt comprised the Army's 3rd Infantry Division...
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    of two gold medals in 1920 Olympics; and U.S. Army Major General William P. Upshur, 61, Medal of Honor recipient; and four others, were killed when their...
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    Marine Corps Base San Diego, California and served under Major General William P. Upshur as Chief Range officer until the end of November 1941. Following the...
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    and diffuse the slave population." Freehling, 1991, p. 398: "Tyler and [Secretary of State] Upshur opted for annexation only after a public parliamentary...
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    Negro slavery." And "[Upshur's] appointment was an omen of the coming drive for the annexation of Texas." Crapol, 2006, p. 194: Upshur agreed with Tyler "that...
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    Corps Base San Diego as Chief of Planning Section under Major General William P. Upshur. Walker was transferred to Egypt in July 1941, where he served as...
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  • the Makin Island raid last August won him the Navy Cross. Maj. Gen. William P. Upshur, commanding general, Department of the Pacific, U.S.M.C., pinned the...
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    At dawn, three squads of Marines commanded by Ostermann, Captain William P. Upshur, and Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Daly advanced in three different directions...
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    the staff of Fleet Marine Force under the command of Major General William P. Upshur and participated in the Caribbean exercise. He was promoted to the...
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    duty as a special aide at the White House during the tenure of President William Howard Taft. In May 1912, revolt again flared in Cuba, and Vogel was re-posted...
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  • Budge, Kent G. "The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Hunt, LeRoy P." "General LeRoy P. Hunt – Who is Who in the Marine Corps History". Marine Corps University...
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    unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor while Bush defeated David Watts of Gilmer in Upshur County for the Republican nomination for land commissioner; Bush received...
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