James M. Masters, Sr.
James Marvin Masters, Sr. was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who during the course of his career served as a China Marine, fought in numerous battles in the Pacific during World War II and commanded units from platoon to division size. He received the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa and was also a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal during a military career that spanned theyears between 1933 and 1968. He died at his home in Washington, D.C. onAugust 1988.
James Marvin Masters was bornJune 1911, in Atlanta, Georgia. When he wasyears old, his grandfather died, and his father moved his wife and three sons back to the family farm in Anderson, South Carolina. There, James would frequently hunt his familys dinner.
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