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Underhill was assistant division
commander of 4
Marine Division and led the Preliminary Landing Group during
the Marshalls campaign.
| 1891-7-12 |
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Born at San Francisco |
| 1913 |
Graduates from University of
California |
|
| 1913-11 |
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned into the Marine Corps |
| 1916-8 |
First lieutenant |
|
| 1917-3 |
Captain |
Commander, Marine Detachment, BB
Connecticut |
| 1918-10 |
Commander, 8 Separate Battalion, France |
|
| 1919 |
Service in Nicaragua |
|
| 1924 |
Service in Philippines |
|
| 1925 |
Major |
|
| 1927 |
Commander, 3 Battalion, 4 Marine
Regiment, China |
|
| 1934 |
Lieutenant
colonel |
|
| 1937 |
Executive officer, 6 Marine
Regiment, China |
|
| 1938 |
Colonel |
Commander, Marine Barracks,
Portsmouth |
| 1940 |
Executive officer, Adjutant and
Inspector's Department, Marine Corps Headquarters |
|
| 1942-4 |
Brigadier general |
Commander, Marine Corps Base, San Diego |
| 1943-4 |
Commander, Camp Lejeune |
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| 1943-8 |
Assistant division commander, 4 Marine Division | |
| 1944 |
Island commander, Tinian |
|
| 1944-11 |
Major general |
Deputy commander, Fleet
Marine Force, Pacific |
| 1945-3-21 |
Inspector general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific | |
| 1946 |
President, Post War
Reorganization Board, Marine Corps Headquarters |
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| 1946-11-1 |
Lieutenant
general |
Retires |
| 1991-10-7 |
Dies at Monterey, California |
References
Morison
(1951)
USMC
History Division (accessed 2008-2-14)
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