Alphonse DeCarre

Alphonse DeCarre
DeCarre as brigadier general, USMC
Nickname(s)	“Frenchy”
Born	(1892-11-15)November 15, 1892 Washington, D.C.
Died	May 3, 1977(1977-05-03) (aged 84) Hightstown, New Jersey
Place of Burial	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1913–1946
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-230
Commands held	2nd Marine Division History Division
Battles/wars	Haitian Campaign World War I Aisne-Marne Offensive Battle of Soissons Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Château-Thierry Battle of Saint-Mihiel Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge Meuse-Argonne Offensive Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Gifu
Awards	Navy Cross Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Purple Heart

Haitian Campaign

World War I

Nicaraguan Campaign

World War II

Alphonse DeCarre (November 15, 1892 – May 3, 1977) was a highly decorated Major General in the United States Marine Corps. He was a recipient of the second highest decorations of the Army and Navy, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross, both of which he earned during his service in World War I.

DeCarre was born on November 15, 1892 in Washington, D.C., where he attended public schools. He entered the Marine Corps and was commissioned Second lieutenant on November 15, 1913. DeCarre subsequently attended Marine Corps Officers School at Norfolk Base and graduated in 1915 together with many future Marine Corps generals like for example William H. Rupertus, Allen H. Turnage, Henry Louis Larsen, Lyle H. Miller and Matthew H. Kingman.

On June 30, 1915 DeCarre joined 2nd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Brigade stationed at Philadelphia Navy Yard at the time. He sailed for Haiti and disembarked on 15 August at Port-au-Prince. DeCarre participated in the skirmishes with the Haitian rebels near the towns Gonaïves and Ennery. During that time, he was promoted to the rank of First lieutenant on August 26, 1916. At the beginning of December 1916, DeCarre was assigned to the Marine Detachment aboard the battleship USS New York and was engaged in shore duty at Oriente, Cuba. For his service in Haiti, he was decorated with Haitian Medal of Honour and Merit with Diploma, Officer and Haitian Distinguished Service Medal and Diploma.