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John Ernest Dahlquist

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United States general (1896-1975)

United StatesLived 1896 to 1975 · aged 79
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General John Ernest Dahlquist was a senior United States Army officer. In the course of his military career, Dahlquist commanded three different army divisions, commanded at the corps and field army level and rose to the rank of four-star general.

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Bronze Star Medal
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Silver Star

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General John Ernest Dahlquist was a senior United States Army officer. In the course of his military career, Dahlquist commanded three different army divisions, commanded at the corps and field army level and rose to the rank of four-star general. He is well known for making a series of poor tactical decisions which led to the entrapment of the Lost Battalion, which was surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains on 24 October 1944, subsequently leading to the rescue operation by the 442nd RCT and its becoming the most highly decorated unit in the history of the United States Armed Forces.

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Lived 1896 to 1975 · aged 79
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