About James Van Fleet
General James Alward Van Fleet was a United States Army officer who served during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the United States Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding general of United States Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War. During his time in Texas, Van Fleet was promoted twice, to first lieutenant on 1 July 1916, and to captain on 15 May 1917. On Utah Beach Van Fleet distinguished himself by outstanding combat leadership and was awarded his first Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). He led the Gators into national prominence with a 12–3–4 (.737) record. They created a temporary site for this school at Jinhae-gu, and appointed three West Point graduates to oversee the program.
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