Oliver P. Smith
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Oliver Prince Smith was a U.S. Marine four-star general and decorated combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He is most noted for commanding the 1st Marine Division during the first year of the Korean War, and notably during the Battle... Wikipedia
Born: October 26, 1893, Menard, TX
Died: December 25, 1977 (age 84 years), Los Altos, CA
Movies: This Is Korea
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Battles/wars: Banana Wars > Haitian intervention;
Nickname(s): "O.P.", "the professor", "student general"