page_title: Graves B. Erskine
hierarchical_section_title: Graves B. Erskine
caption_attribution_description: Major General Graves B. Erskine talks with John Wayne during the filming of Sands of Iwo Jima. From the Graves B. Erskine Collection (COLL/3065) at the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: General Graves Blanchard Erskine (June 28, 1897 – May 21, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps officer who led the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
caption: John Wayne (left) and Erskine (right) on the set of the film Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). Erskine was a technical advisor.
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