serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank image article_title birth_name
1913 -- 1945 usa americal army division xiv corps iv corps seventh army fourth fort sam houston , texas 21 november 1945 fort huachuca , arizona united states of america 1912 army distinguished service medal navy distinguished service medal place of burial world war i 23 november 1889 west point cemetery `` sandy '' patch 45px general alexander patch portrait.jpg alexander patch
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general alexander mccarrell `` sandy '' patch -lrb- 23 november 1889 -- 21 november 1945 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army , best known for his service in world war ii .
he commanded u.s. army and united states marine corps forces during the guadalcanal campaign , and the seventh army in france and germany .
he died a few months after the end of the war .
