Clayton Barney Vogel
United States Marine Corps general (1882–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clayton Barney Vogel (September 18, 1882 – November 26, 1964) was a United States Marine Corps officer with the rank of major general who served in a variety of capacities from 1902 until 1946. He is best known for his support of the Navajo code talker program.[1][2][3][4]
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Nickname(s) | "Barney" |
Born | (1882-09-18)September 18, 1882 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | November 26, 1964(1964-11-26) (aged 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1904–1946 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island Fleet Marine Force, San Diego Area I Marine Amphibious Corps 2nd Marine Division Garde d'Haiti |
Battles/wars | Yangtze Patrol Veracruz Expedition Banana Wars World War II |
Relations | Major General Rathvon M. Tompkins (son-in-law) |
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