Walter W. Wensinger

U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Date Of Birth : 1894-09-04T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1972-07-10T00:00:00Z

Walter William Wensinger (September 4, 1894 – July 10, 1972) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted for his service as commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment during Battle of Iwo Jima, when he received the Navy Cross, the United States military’s second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. Wensinger finished his career as special advisory assistant to the commandant of the Marine Corps.

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