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typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Head-and-shoulders photo of General James Van Fleet, 60 years of age, shown wearing khaki uniform blouse, four-star insignia and neckerchief." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg/220px-James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg/330px-James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg/440px-James_A._Van_Fleet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="604" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">General James Van Fleet, pictured here in 1953</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1892-03-19</span>)</span>March 19, 1892<br />Coytesville (<a href="/wiki/Fort_Lee,_New_Jersey" title="Fort Lee, New Jersey">Fort Lee, New Jersey</a>), U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">September 23, 1992<span style="display:none">(1992-09-23)</span> (aged 100)<br /><a href="/wiki/Polk_City,_Florida" title="Polk City, Florida">Polk City, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a>, Virginia, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1915–1953</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em"><a href="/wiki/Service_number" title="Service number">Service number</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0-3847</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Infantry_Branch_(United_States)" title="Infantry Branch (United States)">Infantry Branch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eighth_United_States_Army" 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href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation of Germany">Occupation of Germany</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Civil_War" title="Greek Civil War">Greek Civil War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Pyrsos" title="Operation Pyrsos">Operation Pyrsos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (3)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)">Army Distinguished Service Medal</a> (4)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a> (2)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a> (3)<br /><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Military_Merit_(South_Korea)" title="Order of Military Merit (South Korea)">Taegeuk Order of Military Merit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Other work</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Football coach</li> <li>Diplomat</li> <li>Businessman</li> <li>Author</li> <li>Rancher</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> <b>James Alward Van Fleet</b> (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> officer who saw service during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. Van Fleet was a native of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, who was raised in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> and graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a>. He served as a <a href="/wiki/Regiment" title="Regiment">regimental</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">divisional</a> and <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a> commander during World War II and as the commanding <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general</a> of United States Army and other <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> forces during the Korean War. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Alward_Van_Fleet_(1892%E2%80%931992)_at_West_Point_in_1915.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png/150px-James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png/225px-James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png/300px-James_Alward_Van_Fleet_%281892%E2%80%931992%29_at_West_Point_in_1915.png 2x" data-file-width="1107" data-file-height="1527" /></a><figcaption>At West Point in 1915</figcaption></figure> <p>James Van Fleet was born in the Coytesville section of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lee,_New_Jersey" title="Fort Lee, New Jersey">Fort Lee, New Jersey</a>. His family then moved to Florida while he was an infant, and he grew up there. Van Fleet received his high school education at the <a href="/wiki/Bartow_High_School" title="Bartow High School">Summerlin Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bartow,_Florida" title="Bartow, Florida">Bartow, Florida</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png/220px-Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png/330px-Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png/440px-Group_photo_of_the_1915_West_Point_lettermen.png 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="2344" /></a><figcaption>Group photo of the 1915 West Point letterman. Van Fleet is stood in the back row on the extreme left.</figcaption></figure> <p>After graduating from Summerlin in 1911, Van Fleet received an appointment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> at <a href="/wiki/West_Point,_New_York" title="West Point, New York">West Point, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While he was a cadet at West Point, he was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army football</a> team and was a standout <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (American football)">fullback</a> on the undefeated Army team of 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet graduated in the famous West Point Class of 1915, which included so many future generals that it has been called "<a href="/wiki/The_class_the_stars_fell_on" title="The class the stars fell on">the class the stars fell on</a>" (stars being the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">insignia of generals</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet's classmates included <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> and <a href="/wiki/Omar_Bradley" title="Omar Bradley">Omar Bradley</a>, among many others.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduation, Van Fleet was commissioned as a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Infantry_Branch_(United_States)" title="Infantry Branch (United States)">Infantry Branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. He was assigned to a company of the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)">3rd Infantry Regiment</a> at <a href="/wiki/Plattsburgh_(town),_New_York" title="Plattsburgh (town), New York">Plattsburgh, New York</a>, where he served from September 12 to October 1, 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then served at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Barracks" title="Madison Barracks">Madison Barracks</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Sacketts_Harbor,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacketts Harbor, New York">Sacketts Harbor, New York</a>, until May 11, 1916. The 3rd Infantry was then transferred to <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Pass,_Texas" title="Eagle Pass, Texas">Eagle Pass, Texas</a>, for service on the Mexican border until October 8, 1917, over six months after the <a href="/wiki/American_entry_into_World_War_I" title="American entry into World War I">American entry into World War I</a>. During his time in Texas, Van Fleet was promoted twice, to first lieutenant on July 1, 1916, and to captain on May 15, 1917.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet then transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he served as an instructor for provisional officers, October 10, 1917, to March 22, 1918; commanding Army Service Schools Detachment No. 2, to April 6, 1918; at Kansas City, Missouri, inspecting 7th Infantry Regiment, National Guard of Missouri, April 1 to 5; at Camp Forrest, Ga., Camp Wadsworth, S. C., and Camp Mills, Long Island, commanding a company of the 16th Machine Gun Battalion, from April 10 to July 4, 1918. He received a temporary promotion to major on June 17, 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet was then shipped to <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">France</a>, where he commanded the 17th Machine Gun Battalion, part of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="6th Infantry Division (United States)">6th Division</a>, from September 12, 1918, to June 11, 1919. He was wounded in action in the <a href="/wiki/Meuse%E2%80%93Argonne_offensive" title="Meuse–Argonne offensive">Meuse–Argonne offensive</a> on November 4, 1918, just seven days before the <a href="/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918" title="Armistice of 11 November 1918">Armistice with Germany</a> which caused hostilities to cease.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interwar_period">Interwar period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Interwar period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the war, Van Fleet was reduced to his permanent rank of captain in 1922 and promoted to major in the <a href="/wiki/Regular_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular Army">Regular Army</a> in December 1924. While serving as the senior officer of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a>'s U.S. Army <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">Reserve Officers' Training Corps</a> (ROTC) program, Van Fleet also served as the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators football</a> team in <a href="/wiki/1923_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1923 Florida Gators football team">1923</a> and <a href="/wiki/1924_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1924 Florida Gators football team">1924</a>, after assisting <a href="/wiki/William_G._Kline" title="William G. Kline">William G. Kline</a> for a year.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cfbdwvanfleet_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfbdwvanfleet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the Gators into national prominence with a 12–3–4 (.737) record.<sup id="cite_ref-cfbdwvanfleet_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfbdwvanfleet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1924 to 1927 he was stationed at Camp Galliard in the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone" title="Panama Canal Zone">Panama Canal Zone</a> where he commanded the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Infantry. This assignment was followed by one at the Infantry School at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Benning" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Benning">Fort Benning</a>, Georgia. At Fort Benning Van Fleet served as an instructor from April 1927 to September 1928 and as a student in the Advanced Course from September 1928 to June 1929. In addition to his other duties, Van Fleet served as head coach of the post's football team. Van Fleet then returned to the University of Florida where he was the Professor of Military Science and Tactics from July 1929 to June 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From July 1933 to July 1935 he was stationed at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Williams">Fort Williams</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Elizabeth,_Maine" title="Cape Elizabeth, Maine">Cape Elizabeth, Maine</a>, where he served as commander of the 2nd Battalion of the <a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="5th Infantry Regiment (United States)">5th Infantry</a> and also as the post's executive officer. During this assignment, he oversaw the construction of a duck pond in the northwest corner of the parade field.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the majority of his fellow officers who rose to high command in the next few years, Van Fleet was unique in the sense that he never attended either the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Command_and_General_Staff_College" title="United States Army Command and General Staff College">Command and Staff College</a> or the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">Army War College</a> during his military career.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet commanded the 8th Infantry Regiment (part of the <a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="4th Infantry Division (United States)">4th Infantry Division</a>) for three years (July 1941 to July 1944) and led it into combat in Europe in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, participating in the <a href="/wiki/Normandy_landings" title="Normandy landings">D-Day landings</a> on <a href="/wiki/Utah_Beach" title="Utah Beach">Utah Beach</a> in June 1944. On Utah Beach Van Fleet distinguished himself by outstanding combat leadership and was awarded his first <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (DSC).<sup id="cite_ref-hevesi9241992_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hevesi9241992-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although widely regarded by many as an outstanding officer, he was blocked from promotion because the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Army Chief of Staff</a>, General <a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a>, who had a tendency to forget and confuse names, erroneously confused Van Fleet with a well-known alcoholic officer with a similar name. When General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a former West Point classmate of Van Fleet's and now the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander" title="Supreme Allied Commander">Supreme Allied Commander</a> in Western Europe, informed Marshall of his mistake, Van Fleet was soon promoted to divisional and corps command.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290−291_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013290−291-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following promotion to brigadier general in August 1944, Van Fleet became the Assistant Division Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division (July to September 1944) and then briefly commanded the 4th Infantry Division (September to October 1944) before assuming command of the <a href="/wiki/90th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="90th Infantry Division (United States)">90th "Tough Ombres" Infantry Division</a> (October 1944 to February 1945) and gaining a promotion to major general in November. He gained the admiration and respect of his superiors, in particular Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Central" title="United States Army Central">Third Army</a>, for his command of the 90th.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013291_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaaffe2013291-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After briefly commanding <a href="/wiki/XXIII_Corps_(United_States)" title="XXIII Corps (United States)">XXIII Corps</a>, on 17 March 1945 Van Fleet replaced Major General <a href="/wiki/John_Millikin" title="John Millikin">John Millikin</a> as commander of <a href="/wiki/III_Corps_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="III Corps (United States)">III Corps</a> where Millikin served with Patton's Third Army.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet commanded III Corps through the end of the war and the <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation of Germany">occupation of Germany</a> until returning to the United States in February 1946. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany_and_Greek_Civil_War">Germany and Greek Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Germany and Greek Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet was reassigned to <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor's Island">Governor's Island</a>, New York, as commander of the 2nd Service Command before becoming the Deputy Commanding General of the <a href="/wiki/1st_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="1st United States Army">1st United States Army</a> in June 1946. In December 1947 he went to <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, Germany as G-3 (operations officer) of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">United States European Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1948, Van Fleet was promoted to lieutenant general and sent to Greece as the head of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_U.S._Military_Advisory_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group (page does not exist)">Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group</a> and executor of the "<a href="/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" title="Truman Doctrine">Truman Doctrine</a>". He was instrumental in the outcome of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Civil_War" title="Greek Civil War">Greek Civil War</a> by providing advice to the Greek government and 250 military advisers, as well as administering $400 million in military aid.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The central square in the northern Greek city of <a href="/wiki/Kastoria" title="Kastoria">Kastoria</a> has featured a bust of Van Fleet for many years, and was replaced with a new statue as recently as 2007. </p><p>Van Fleet was commanding general of the <a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">Second United States Army</a> from August 10, 1950, to April 11, 1951. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Korean_War">Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 14, 1951, Van Fleet arrived in Korea, replacing General <a href="/wiki/Matthew_B._Ridgway" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew B. Ridgway">Matthew B. Ridgway</a> as commander of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Eighth Army">U.S. Eighth Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet was then promoted to four-star general on July 31, 1951. He commanded the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighth United States Army">Eighth United States Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1951, Van Fleet proposed an amphibious landing at Wonsan, behind communist lines. The political fallout of MacArthur's removal, however, persuaded Ridgway to veto the plan.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet played a significant role in reorganizing the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army" title="Republic of Korea Army">Republic of Korea Army</a> and reestablishing the <a href="/wiki/Korea_Military_Academy" title="Korea Military Academy">Korea Military Academy</a> (KMA), which is now considered the top military academy in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taking inspiration from his previous experiences, Van Fleet said he wished to do for the <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">Republic of Korea</a> (ROK) army "the same as we did for the Greek divisions".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In October 1951, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army">ROK Army Chief of Staff</a> proposed an academy with a four-year course modeled after West Point. They created a temporary site for this school at <a href="/wiki/Jinhae-gu" class="mw-redirect" title="Jinhae-gu">Jinhae-gu</a>, and appointed three West Point graduates to oversee the program.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They held an opening ceremony on January 20, 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The KMA was very popular among South Koreans, with ROK Army Chief of Staff Lee Jong-chan writing:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The Korean Military Academy is the hope of our people … We are also assured of our contribution to the new institution by firmly establishing an honourable and respectable tradition like that of your Military Academy in America</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Lieutenant General Lee Chongchan, Chief of Staff, ROK Army, to General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff, US Army, 5 February 1952, RG 319, Army Intelligence Project Decimal Files, 1951–52, Box 164, NA.</cite></div></blockquote><p>The Korean Defense Ministry called Van Fleet the "father of the Korean Army" in 2015 for his contributions to the KMA and elsewhere.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A statue of Van Fleet was erected on the KMA campus on 31 March 1960 to honor his contributions towards the academy.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1952, Van Fleet's son died while piloting a <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">B-26</a> bomber over <a href="/wiki/Haeju" title="Haeju">Haeju</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activities_after_the_Korean_War">Activities after the Korean War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Activities after the Korean War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet commanded the 8th Army until February 11, 1953, when he was relieved by General <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Taylor" class="mw-redirect" title="Maxwell Taylor">Maxwell Taylor</a>. Before he left Korea, during a January 29, 1953 speech on the steps of the Korean Capitol Building, Van Fleet said, "I shall come back. You have made me a part of you. I know you are a part of me. I shall not ask you to give me back my heart. I leave it with you."<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He retired from the Army at the end of March at the age of 61.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He appeared on the July 26, 1953, episode of <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Line%3F" title="What's My Line?">What's My Line?</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet made significant efforts to fundraise and advocate for Korea-US ties after the war. He was chairman of the American-Korean Foundation (AFK) in the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-Carlo_W._D'Este_2002_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carlo_W._D'Este_2002-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And in 1957, Van Fleet was one of five signers of the Certificate of Incorporation of <a href="/wiki/The_Korea_Society" title="The Korea Society">The Korea Society</a>, the first nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to the promotion of friendly relations between the peoples of the United States and Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-Carlo_W._D'Este_2002_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carlo_W._D'Este_2002-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1962, he was invited by ROK President <a href="/wiki/Park_Chung_Hee" title="Park Chung Hee">Park Chung Hee</a> to visit Korea again. He returned to the US on June 1, 1962, and gave a speech called "The Miracle on the Han", in which he said:<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I have been to Korea many times, each time agreeably surprised by the hard-working, skilled and intelligent labor force. This time I found it well-organized and dedicated. The military government has brought about security, stability, progress, and a moral rebirth. This is what I call “The Miracle on the Han.” [...] I shall not soon forget the beauty of their mountains and their valleys, the smiles and voices of their children, the hospitality and warmth of their homes. It is my other home, and I shall go back.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>The Miracle on the Han, Luncheon Meeting, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, June 1, 1962, VFPF, Van Fleet Foundation, Hobe Sound, FL, pp. 10-11.</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet died in his sleep on his ranch outside <a href="/wiki/Polk_City,_Florida" title="Polk City, Florida">Polk City, Florida</a>, on September 23, 1992, six months after his 100th birthday that March.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes9241992_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes9241992-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the oldest living general officer in the United States at the time of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet and his wife Helen are buried in <a href="/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buried with them is Van Fleet's second wife, Virginia, who died in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of his retirement from active duty on March 31, 1953, former <a href="/wiki/U.S._President" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. President">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> said, "You want to know about a great general? There's Van Fleet. I sent him to Greece and he won that war. I sent him to Korea and he won that war. He's the greatest general we ever had."<sup id="cite_ref-latimes9241992_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes9241992-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Van Fleet then allegedly replied "Well actually Mr. President you never quite let me finish that last one".<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet was the recipient of three <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United States)">Distinguished Service Crosses</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> four <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)">Distinguished Service Medals</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Stars</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medals</a>, three <a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Hearts</a> for wounds received in combat, and his most prized decoration—the <a href="/wiki/Combat_Infantryman%27s_Badge" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat Infantryman's Badge">Combat Infantryman's Badge</a> (CIB) of the common foot soldier.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes9241992_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes9241992-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg/220px-Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg/330px-Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg/440px-Van_Fleet_Trail_and_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The General James A. Van Fleet State Trail (2010)</figcaption></figure> <p>Shortly after his death, The Korea Society established the annual <a href="/wiki/James_A._Van_Fleet_Award" title="James A. Van Fleet Award">James A. Van Fleet Award</a> to recognize people who have made significant contributions to US-Korea ties. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> presented Van Fleet an honorary <a href="/wiki/Doctorate" title="Doctorate">doctorate</a> in 1946, and the university's military sciences building, which houses the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs, is named Van Fleet Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members" class="mw-redirect" title="List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members">University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame</a> as an "honorary <a href="/wiki/Letterman_(sports)" title="Letterman (sports)">letter winner</a>" in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998, a panel of Florida historians and other consultants named Van Fleet one of the fifty most important Floridians of the 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/General_James_A._Van_Fleet_State_Trail" title="General James A. Van Fleet State Trail">General James A. Van Fleet State Trail</a>, running from Polk City to Mabel, Florida, is also named in his honor. </p><p>Van Fleet's estate donated his papers to the <a href="/wiki/George_Marshall_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="George Marshall Foundation">George C. Marshall Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A statue honoring him was erected at the central square of the <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greek</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Kastoria" title="Kastoria">Kastoria</a>, which was the location of his advanced command post during the Greek Civil War.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a statue honoring him at the grounds of <a href="/wiki/Korean_Military_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean Military Academy">Korean Military Academy</a>, in recognition of his support for the <a href="/wiki/South_Korean_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="South Korean Army">South Korean Army</a> during the Korean War.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2015, the ROK issued a stamp to honor in Van Fleet's honor.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Fall 2015, the ROK Ministry of Defense awarded him the Paik Sun Yup ROK-US Alliance Award.<sup id="cite_ref-:16_17-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet and his wife, Helen Moore Van Fleet, had three children, eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His only son, James Alward Van Fleet Jr., died during the Korean War.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Van Fleet was also an art collector and donated many rare and exceptional Asian objects to the <a href="/wiki/Samuel_P._Harn_Museum_of_Art" title="Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art">Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Van Fleet's military awards include: </p> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg/210px-Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="210" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg/315px-Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg/420px-Combat_Infantry_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="84" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/106px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/159px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/212px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> <div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 13px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 73px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-U.S._Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span></div></div> <div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/212px-Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/106px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/159px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/212px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div></div> </td> <td><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 23px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><div style="position: absolute; left: 63px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bronze oak leaf cluster"><img alt="Bronze oak leaf cluster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/22px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/33px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg/44px-Bronze_oak_leaf-3d.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="252" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/106px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg/159px-Bronze_Star_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 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style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal" title="World War II Victory Medal">World War II Victory Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6th Row </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Army_of_Occupation_Medal" title="Army of Occupation Medal">Army of Occupation Medal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Korean_Service_Medal" title="Korean Service Medal">Korean Service Medal</a><br />w/ seven Service stars </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Korea_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Korea Medal">United Nations Korea Medal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7th Row </th> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)" title="Presidential Unit Citation (United States)">Army Presidential Unit Citation</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Presidential_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation">Republic of Korea <br />Presidential Unit Citation</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Van Fleet also received the following foreign decorations:<sup id="cite_ref-hh_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hh-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/106px-GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/159px-GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/212px-GRE_Order_of_the_Phoenix_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Phoenix_(Greece)" title="Order of the Phoenix (Greece)">Order of the Phoenix (Greece)</a></li> <li>Distinguished <a href="/w/index.php?title=Medal_of_Honor_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Medal of Honor (Greece) (page does not exist)">Medal of Honor (Greece)</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png/106px-GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png/159px-GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png/212px-GRE_Order_of_George_I_-_Grand_Commander_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Grand Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_George_I" title="Order of George I">Order of George I</a> (Greece)</li> <li><div style="position:relative; width:106px; border:none; line-height:1.5em; display:-moz-inline-stack; display:inline-block; zoom:1; *display:inline;"><div style="position:relative; display:inline-block;"><div style="position: absolute; left: 43px; top: 5px; padding: 0;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_golden_star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gold award star"><img alt="Gold star" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/22px-1_golden_star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/33px-1_golden_star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/1_golden_star.svg/44px-1_golden_star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="782" /></a></span></div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Diplomatic_Service_Merit_(Class_2)_Gwanghwa_Medal_ribbon.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Order_of_Diplomatic_Service_Merit_%28Class_2%29_Gwanghwa_Medal_ribbon.gif" decoding="async" width="106" height="32" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span></div></div> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Diplomatic_Service_Merit" title="Order of Diplomatic Service Merit">Order of Diplomatic Service Merit</a> with gold star (Korea)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Lion_and_the_Sun_(Iran)._Medal.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Order_of_the_Lion_and_the_Sun_%28Iran%29._Medal.gif/106px-Order_of_the_Lion_and_the_Sun_%28Iran%29._Medal.gif" decoding="async" width="106" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Order_of_the_Lion_and_the_Sun_%28Iran%29._Medal.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="152" data-file-height="45" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Lion_and_the_Sun" title="Order of the Lion and the Sun">Order of the Lion and the Sun</a>, grade 1 (Iran)<sup id="cite_ref-ir_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ir-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dso-ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/106px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/159px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Dso-ribbon.svg/212px-Dso-ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> (United Kingdom)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/106px-Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/159px-Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg/212px-Legion_Honneur_Chevalier_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="Legion of Honor">Legion of Honor</a> (France)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg/106px-Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg/159px-Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg/212px-Croix_de_guerre_1939%E2%80%931945_stripe_bronsepalme.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="94" data-file-height="27" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_Guerre" title="Croix de Guerre">Croix de Guerre</a> with palm (France)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_(Belgium)_-_ribbon_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/106px-Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/159px-Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/212px-Croix_de_Guerre_1940-1945_with_palm_%28Belgium%29_-_ribbon_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_guerre_(Belgium)" title="Croix de guerre (Belgium)">Croix de Guerre</a> with palm (Belgium)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/106px-NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/159px-NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png/212px-NLD_Order_of_Orange-Nassau_-_Knight_Grand_Cross_BAR.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> Grand Cross of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Orange_Nassau" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Orange Nassau">Order of Orange Nassau</a> with swords (Netherlands)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_(Colombia)_-_ribbon_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/106px-Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png" decoding="async" width="106" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/159px-Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png/212px-Order_of_Boyac%C3%A1_-_Knight_%28Colombia%29_-_ribbon_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Boyaca" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Boyaca">Order of Boyaca</a> (Colombia)</li></ul> <p>Also decorations from the following countries:<sup id="cite_ref-hh_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hh-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Ethiopia</li> <li>Thailand</li> <li>Philippines</li> <li>Republic of China</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotions">Promotions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Promotions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="background:white"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">No insignia </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cadet#United_States" title="Cadet">Cadet</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a>: June 14, 1911 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">No insignia<br />in 1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant#United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">Second Lieutenant</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>: June 12, 1915 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/13px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/20px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/26px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Lieutenant#United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="First Lieutenant">First Lieutenant</a>, United States Army: July 1, 1916 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/33px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/50px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/66px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(U.S._Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (U.S. Army)">Captain</a>, United States Army: May 15, 1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/40px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/60px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/80px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Army_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Army (USA)">National Army</a>: June 17, 1918 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/40px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/60px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/80px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a>, Regular Army: July 2, 1920 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O3_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/33px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/50px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O3_insignia.svg/66px-US-O3_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States)" title="Captain (United States)">Captain</a>, Regular Army: November 4, 1922 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O4_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/40px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/60px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/80px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a>, Regular Army: December 6, 1924 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/40px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/60px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/80px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">Lieutenant Colonel</a>, Regular Army: October 1, 1936 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O6_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/60px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/90px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/120px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a>, Army of the United States: June 26, 1941 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O6_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/60px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/90px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/US-O6_insignia.svg/120px-US-O6_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="950" data-file-height="475" /></a></span> </td> <td>Colonel, Regular Army: February 1, 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O7_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/33px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/50px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/66px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="622" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a>, Army of the United States: August 1, 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/66px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/99px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/132px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a>, Army of the United States: November 15, 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O7_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/33px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/50px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/66px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="622" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier General</a>, Regular Army: June 27, 1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/66px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="66" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/99px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/132px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a>, Regular Army: January 24, 1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O9_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/99px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="31" class="mw-file-element" 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Retired List: March 31, 1953 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1923–1924)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1923_college_football_season" title="1923 college football season">1923</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1923_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1923 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td>6–1–2</td> <td>1–0–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1924_college_football_season" title="1924 college football season">1924</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1924_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1924 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> </td> <td>6–2–2</td> <td>2–0–1</td> <td>3rd</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Florida:</b> </td> <td>12–3–4</td> <td>3–0–3<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>12–3–4<sup id="cite_ref-cfbdwvanfleet_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cfbdwvanfleet-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Military_Academy_alumni" title="List of United States Military Academy alumni">List of United States Military Academy alumni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_faculty_and_administrators" title="List of University of Florida faculty and administrators">List of University of Florida faculty and administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_honorary_degree_recipients" title="List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients">List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame_members" class="mw-redirect" title="List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members">List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Korea_Society" title="The Korea Society">The Korea Society</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Na source has a typo; says opening ceremony was 1951, but it should be 1952 according to the source Na cites</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7006-1942-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7006-1942-9"><bdi>978-0-7006-1942-9</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/840162019">840162019</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Marshall+and+His+Generals%3A+U.S.+Army+Commanders+in+World+War+II&rft.place=Lawrence%2C+Kansas&rft.pub=University+Press+of+Kansas&rft.date=2013&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F840162019&rft.isbn=978-0-7006-1942-9&rft.aulast=Taaffe&rft.aufirst=Stephen+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Van+Fleet" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Van_Fleet&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:James_Van_Fleet" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:James Van Fleet">James Van Fleet</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://exhibits.uflib.ufl.edu/harnkoreanart/vanfleet.html">Korean Art: Collecting Treasures</a>, online exhibition featuring Korean objects from the Van Fleet Collection at the Harn Museum of Art</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00096226/00001/allvolumes">James Van Fleet Digital Collection</a> from the <a href="/wiki/George_A._Smathers_Libraries" title="George A. 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