Robert H. Dunlap

:"This article is about a U.S. Marine Corps general who served from 1898 to 1931. For the World War II Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, see Robert Hugo Dunlap."Infobox Military Person
name= Robert H. Dunlap
born= birth date|1879|12|22
died= death date and age|1931|5|19|1879|12|22
placeofbirth= Washington, D.C.
placeofdeath= France


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allegiance= United States of America
branch=United States Marine Corps
serviceyears= 1898-1931
rank= Brigadier General
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battles= Spanish-American War Boxer Rebellion World War I
awards= Navy Cross Distinguished Service Medal French Fourragère
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Robert H. Dunlap (December 22, 1879 – May 19, 1931) was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Born in Washington, D.C., Dunlap was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps August 8, 1898. He served with distinction in the Spanish-American War; in the Philippine-American War and China during 1900, including the Battle of Tientsin of the Boxer Rebellion; and in the U.S. occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, in 1914.

For his distinguished service as regimental commander during the Meuse-Argonne campaign in World War I, he was awarded a Citation Certificate by Commander-in-Chief, A.E.F.; the French Fourragère; and the Navy Cross. In 1928 he served in Nicaragua and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Medal of Merit of Nicaragua.

Brigadier General Dunlap sacrificed his life attempting to rescue a woman imprisoned in a landslide in France on May 19, 1931.

Namesake

USS "Dunlap" (DD-384) was named for him.

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References

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*cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-d/r-dunlap.htm
title=Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC, (1879-1931)
publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy