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Louis McCarty Little (January 16, 1878 – July 16, 1960) was the 11th assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. He was the son of Captain William McCarty Little, USN.


Early years

Little was born January 16, 1878, in
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, New York and after joining the Marine Corps participated in numerous conflicts including
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,
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and the Boxer Rebellion. By the time he retired he had achieved the rank of
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. He died July 16, 1960, in
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, and is buried in
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.


Awards and decorations

During his military career he was awarded: China Campaign Medal (1900),
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(1901–03),
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal The Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Marine Corps. It was established on 8 May 1919 as the ''Marine Corps Expeditionary Ribbon''. A full-sized medal was authorized on 1 March 1921. The Marine Corps Exped ...
with four bronze stars (Panama, 1903 and 1909; China, 1913–14; Haiti, 1920–21; China, 1924–27), World War I Victory Medal with Overseas Clasp,
Haitian Campaign Medal The Haitian Campaign Medal was a United States Navy military award which was first established on June 22, 1917,American Defense Service Medal The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by , by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941. The medal was intended to recognize those military service members who had served ...
,
World War II Victory Medal The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The Wo ...
, Haitian Medal of Honor and Merit in the rank of "Grand Officer" with Diploma, and Haitian Medaille Milataire (1920).


See also


References

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