Public Domain via We Are The Mighty Colonel William A. “Ironman” Lee — most often remembered for his exploits as a gunnery sergeant — earned three Navy Crosses between 1930 and 1932 during a single deployment to Nicaragua as a Marine taskedwith leading that country’s national guard against violent rebels. Lee was a veteran of World War I when he was sent with other American troopsto Nicaragua in 1927 to assist the Nicaraguan National Guardin a long-running fight against a leftist rebel...
This Marine legend earned 3 Navy Crosses in a single deployment
Business Insider - 25 Nov 2016 22:10
Public Domain via We Are The Mighty Colonel William A. “Ironman” Lee — most often remembered for his exploits as a gunnery sergeant — earned three Navy Crosses between 1930 and 1932 during a single deployment to Nicaragua as a Marine taskedwith leading that country’s national guard against violent rebels. Lee was a veteran of World War I when he was sent with other American troopsto Nicaragua in 1927 to assist the Nicaraguan National Guardin a long-running fight against a leftist rebel...
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