Charles H. Corlett

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Charles H. Corlett was a U.S. Army major general in World War II known for leading American forces in several key Pacific and European operations.

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Charles H. Corlett canonical 8

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instanceOf United States Army officer
human
major general
allegiance United States
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Silver Star
burialPlace Fort Bliss National Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
commanded 2nd Infantry Division (briefly, acting)
7th Infantry Division
XIX Corps
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-07-31
dateOfDeath 1971-10-13
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Corlett
givenName Charles
hasOccupation military officer
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank major general
militaryUnit Field Artillery (early career)
nickname Cowboy Pete
notableFor command of 7th Infantry Division in the Aleutians and Central Pacific
command of XIX Corps in Northwest Europe
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign
Battle of Attu
Battle of Kwajalein
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Gilbert Islands campaign
Normandy campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northern France campaign
placeOfBirth Burchard, Nebraska, United States
placeOfDeath El Paso, Texas, United States
linked to: El Paso
residence El Paso, Texas, United States
linked to: El Paso
serviceEnd 1949
serviceNumber 0-3683
serviceStart 1911
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Corlett
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater

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Operation Cottage commander Charles H. Corlett
Battle of Aachen commander Charles H. Corlett
XIX Corps (United States) notableCommander Charles H. Corlett
Battle of Saint-Lô alliedCommander Charles H. Corlett
Battle of Kwajalein commanderForUnitedStates Charles H. Corlett
U.S. XIX Corps notableCommander Charles H. Corlett
Battle of Kiska commander Charles H. Corlett
Operation Flintlock commander Charles H. Corlett