Graves B. Erskine
General Graves Blanchard Erskine was a United States Marine Corps officer who led the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Graves Erskine was born in Columbia, Louisiana, on June 28, 1897, where he graduated from high school at ageas class valedictorian. He entered Louisiana State University in the fall of 1912, and joined the Louisiana National Guard. In 1916, he saw duty on the Mexican border. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, May 21, 1917 and graduated in June 1917.
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