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(3) duty with the 6th Marines in San Diego and the 
4th Marines in China from 1937 to 1939; 
(4) completion of the Junior School in Quantico, 
Virginia; and 
(5) an assignment with the 1st Marine Brigade, 
Fleet Marine Force, later called the 1st Marine Division; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was a Captain serving 
as aide to the Commanding General, General Holland M. 
Smith, of the Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, at the 
outbreak of World War II, and after volunteering and 
completing parachute training was ordered to the Pacific 
area as Commander of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st 
Marine Amphibious Corps, and went into action at Vella 
Lavella, Solomon Islands, with the 2nd New Zealand Bri-
gade; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak, as a Lieutenant Colonel 
in the fall of 1943, earned the Navy Cross and the Pur-
ple Heart Medal on Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands, 
where his battalion staged a week-long diversionary raid 
to disguise the invasion of Bougainville Island, Solomon 
Islands; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak later joined the newly 
formed 6th Marine Division and took part in the Oki-
nawa campaign and the surrender of Japanese forces in 
the China area, earning the Legion of Merit with Combat 
‘‘V’’ for combat service, and the Bronze Star Medal; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served as Assistant Di-
rector of the Senior School in Quantico, Virginia, and 
later as Regimental Commander of the 5th Marines at 
Camp Pendleton, California; 
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Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was serving as Assistant 
Chief of Staff, G–3, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, when 
the Korean Conflict erupted, and subsequently served in 
Korea as Chief of Staff, 1st Marine Division, earning a 
second Legion of Merit with Combat ‘‘V’’ for combat 
service and the Air Medal; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served at Headquarters 
Marine Corps as Secretary of the General Staff, then re-
joined Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, as Chief of Staff from 
1951 to 1955, and in July 1956 he was promoted to 
Brigadier General and designated Assistant Commander, 
3rd Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak served as Director, Ma-
rine Corps Educational Center, in Quantico, Virginia, 
from 1957 to 1959, and was promoted to Major General 
in November 1959 and the following month assumed 
command of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San 
Diego, California; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was presented a third 
Legion of Merit by General Maxwell D. Taylor, Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for exceptionally meritorious 
service from 1962 to 1964 as Special Assistant for 
Counter Insurgency Activities, Organization of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff; 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak was designated on 
March 1, 1964, as Commanding General, Fleet Marine 
Force, Pacific, and promoted to Lieutenant General, and 
for the next four years was responsible for all Fleet Ma-
rine Force units in the Pacific, including some 54 trips 
to the Vietnam theater; 
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Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak retired on June 1, 1968, 
receiving a Distinguished Service Medal for his perform-
ance as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pa-
cific; and 
Whereas Lieutenant General Krulak has had a tremendous 
positive impact on the United States Marine Corps: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 
occassion of the death of Lieutenant General Victor H. 
Krulak— 
(1) honors Lieutenant General Krulak for his 
exemplary service as a Marine officer and for dis-
playing the highest levels of leadership, professional 
competence, integrity, and moral courage throughout 
his distinguished military service of over 34 years; 
(2) commends Lieutenant General Krulak for 
his dedication and commitment to excellence as an 
infantry officer and leader of Marines; and 
(3) recognizes the tremendous dedication and 
fortitude with which Lieutenant General Krulak led 
an exemplary career in public service, having been 
awarded numerous citations and medals, including 
three Legions of Merit, a Bronze Star, and a Meri-
torious Service Medal. 
Æ 
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