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428:(April 20, 1882 – January 12, 1967) was a
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1711:"General Holland McTyeire Smith, USMC"
1611:Greenwood Publishing Group, 28/02/2003
1509:List of 1st Marine Division commanders
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1424:Dominican Order of the First Merit
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1738:. New York: Dell Publishing Co.
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1413:World War II Victory Medal
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1776:Venzon, Anne Cipriano.
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605:Puget Sound, Washington
587:, Smith sailed for the
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1651:Hastings, Max (2008).
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1477:Birmingham, Alabama
1457:Marine Corps League
1052:U.S. Naval Hospital
962:3d Marine Divisions
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585:Annapolis, Maryland
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531:Bachelor of Science
364:Battle of Kwajalein
291:1st Marine Division
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