John D. Bulkeley
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title:
John D. Bulkeley
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John Duncan Bulkeley was a vice admiral in the United States Navy and was one of its most decorated naval officers. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who evacuated General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor in the Philippines and commanded at the Battle of La Ciotat. Bulkeley's PT-boat heroics in defending the Philippines from Japanese invasion in 1941-1942 was the subject of the novel "They Were Expendable
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United States Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1911–1996)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Bulkeley
date created:
2004-09-11T10:02:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:58:36Z
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