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James A. Van Fleet

James Van Fleet
Head-and-shoulders photo of General James Van Fleet, 60-year-old white man shown wearing khaki uniform blouse, four-star insignia and neckerchief.
General James Van Fleet, commanding officer, U.S. Eighth Army, c. 1953.
Birth name James Alward Van Fleet
Born (1892-03-19)March 19, 1892
Coytesville (Fort Lee, New Jersey)
Died September 23, 1992(1992-09-23) (aged 100)
Polk City, Florida
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1915–1953
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James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer 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 U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.

James Van Fleet was born in the Coytesville section of Fort Lee, New Jersey, but his parents moved to Florida when he was an infant and he was raised there. Van Fleet received his high school education at the Summerlin Institute in Bartow, Florida.

After graduating from Summerlin in 1911, Van Fleet received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. While he was a cadet at West Point, he was a member of the Army football team and was a standout fullback on the undefeated Army team of 1914. Van Fleet graduated in the West Point Class of 1915 that included many future generals, and which military historians have called "the class the stars fell on." Van Fleet's classmates included Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. After graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army infantry.


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