Franklin A. Hart
Military Person
1894 – 1967
Who was Franklin A. Hart?
General Franklin Augustus Hart was a four-star general in the United States Marine Corps who served more than thirty-seven years. His varied and colorful career included service during the two World Wars, sea duty aboard several ships of the Navy, and tours in Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
During World War II, General Hart was awarded the Navy Cross while commanding the 24th Marines in the assault and capture of Roi-Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, and was awarded the Legion of Merit while leading the Regiment in the battles for Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas Islands. As Assistant Division Commander, Fourth Marine Division, during the assault at Iwo Jima, he was awarded the Bronze Star .
His citation for the Navy Cross reads in part, "Landing when the assault troops had advanced only one hundred yards from the beach, Colonel Hart fearlessly led his combat team against heavy enemy resistance in a crushing attack toward its first objective."
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1894
Cuthbert - Also known as
- Franklin Hart
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Auburn University
- Died
- Jun 22, 1967
Bethesda - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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