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Also Known As Axis Sally
Born November 29, 1900 • Portland • Maine
Died June 25, 1988 (aged 87) • Columbus • Ohio
Role In World War II
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
United States military officer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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president of United States
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
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George S. Patton
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Puller, Chesty
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Harold K. Johnson
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Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
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George C. Marshall
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Aaron Bank
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Walton H. Walker
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Edward M. Almond
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Abrams, Creighton Williams, Jr.
Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr.
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Ed Ramsey
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William Yarborough
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U.S. marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in February 1945
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