Edward Canfield Fuller (September 4, 1893 – June 12, 1918) was an officer in the
United States Marine Corps and the son of General
Ben Hebard Fuller
Ben Hebard Fuller (February 27, 1870 – June 8, 1937) was a major general in the United States Marine Corps and served as the 15th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1930 and 1934.
Biography
Born in Big Rapids, Michigan, Fuller was a member ...
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Biography
Born in
Hamilton, Virginia
Hamilton is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 506 as of the 2010 census.
Geography
Hamilton is located 6 miles west of the county seat Leesburg at (39.133889, −77.664151), near the ...
, Fuller was a member of the
Naval Academy class of 1916, and was commissioned in the Marine Corps upon graduation.
Captain Fuller was killed in action in the
Battle of Belleau Wood in
France June 12, 1918 during
World War I.
According to his citation he died while fearlessly exposing himself in an artillery barrage in order to get his men into a safer position. He was posthumously awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries.
*Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
*Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
*Distinguished Service Cross (U ...
by the
Army for his selfless sacrifice for his men.
Awards and decorations
Navy Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
Commendations
Fuller has been awarded the following:
Honors
The destroyer
USS ''Fuller'' (DD-297) was named for him.
In July 1918, a Marine Corps training camp in
Paoli, Pennsylvania, located on the grounds where the
American Revolutionary War Battle of Paoli was fought,
was named for him.
See also
References
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1893 births
1918 deaths
People from Hamilton, Virginia
United States Marine Corps officers
United States Naval Academy alumni
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
American military personnel killed in World War I
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
Military personnel from Virginia
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