LTGEN Puller was the most decorated jarhead in the history of the USMC..HOW MANY MEDALS AND RIBBONS ALL TOGETHER DID HE HAVE ?

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Cadet Staff Sgt Dustin E Varner

Saw this on Wikipedia for Chesty Puller.

U.S. military decorations

• Navy Cross with four gold award stars

• Distinguished Service Cross

• Silver Star

• Legions of Merit with one gold award star and Valor device

• Bronze Star with Valor device

• Air Medal with two Gold Stars

• Purple Heart

• Presidential Unit Citation with four bronze stars

• Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal with bronze star

• Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with one bronze star

• World War I Victory Medal with West Indies clasp

• Haitian Campaign Medal

• Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal

• China Service Medal

• American Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp

• American Campaign Medal

• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze stars

• World War II Victory Medal

• National Defense Service Medal

• Korean War Service Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars

[edit] Non-U.S. awards

Puller received the following awards given by non-U.S. governments:

• Haitian Medaille Militaire
• Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit with Diploma
• Nicaraguan Cross of Valor with Diploma
• Republic of Korea Ulchi Medal with Gold Star
• Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner
• Korea Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star
• United Nations Service Medal, Korea

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Best Regards,
JW

According to Marine! by Burke Davis, "Chesty" recieved the following awards. Note: there will probably be a lot of repeats from the above posting but I saw some differences.

Navy Cross w/ 4 stars
Army Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
Legion of Merit w/ 1 star
Bronze Star
Air Medal w/ 2 stars
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation w/ 5 stars
Good Condust Medal w/ 1 star
World War I Victory Medal w/ 1 star
Haitian Campaign Medal
Nicaraguan Campaign Medal
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star
China Service Medal
America Defense Medal w/ 1 star
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal w/ 5 stars
United Nations Service Medal
Haitian Military Medal
Nicaraguan Presidential Medal of Merit w/ 1 star
Nicaraguan Cross of Valor
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Korean Ulghi Medal w/ 1 palm
Chinese Cloud and Banner