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Merritt Austin Edson, Sr. (April 25, 1897 – August 14, 1955), known as "Red Mike", was a Major General in the United States Marine Corps, First President of the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation and First Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Safety & Vermont State Police.
Le général de division Merritt Austin Edson, né le 25 avril 1897 à Rutland, dans le Vermont, et mort le 14 août 1955 à Washington, D.C., surnommé « Red Mike », fut un général dans le Corps des Marines des États-Unis.
Il y a 1 jour · During the months-long engagement, Merritt Edson's 1st Marine Raider Battalion played a key role. On the evening of September 12, they were ordered to move to a reserve position near Henderson ...
After the airfield on Guadalcanal had been seized from the enemy on 8 August, Col. Edson, with a force of 800 men, was assigned to the occupation and defense of a ridge dominating the jungle on either side of the airport.
12 nov. 2014 · Edson saw action during Nicaragua's civil war, earning his first Navy Cross, then returned to America in 1929 to teach tactics and organize ordnance.
WASHINGTON – Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, retired Marine Corps officer and one-time head of the Vermont State Police, is dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. His wife found the body of the Marine hero fully clothed in the front seat of his car in the garage of their home yesterday [August 14, 1955].
1 mai 2020 · A biographical sketch of Major General Merritt A. Edson, a Marine Corps aviator and commander of the First Marine Raider Battalion in World War II. The web page provides his date of birth, death, service record, awards, and achievements.
