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Marines' Cape Gloucester Leader Was Maj. Gen Rupertus
Maj. Gen. W. H. Rupertus, veteran of World War I, commanded the U S Marine forces on Cape Gloucester and Tulagi landings in August 1942. He earned the Navy Cross for his actions in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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United States
Cape Gloucester
New Britain Island
W. H. Rupertus
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
William H. Rupertus
New Britain
South Pacific
Devereux
James P. Devereux
Wake Island
Pacific
Shanghai
China
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