caption serviceyears branch relations death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
john t. myers 1895 -- 1934 25px & nbsp ; united states marine corps david father -rrb- e. twiggs -lrb- grandfather -rrb- abraham myers -lrb- coconut grove , miami , florida 17 april 1952 wiesbaden , germany united states united states of america marine corps brevet medal place of burial spanish-american manila philippine-american war * battle of olongapo * battle of war bacoor boxer rebellion * siege of peking banana wars * * santo domingo expedition * cuban expedition * haitian expedition * capture mexican expedition world war i * battle of the atlantic of guam * battle of 29 january 1871 `` handsome jack '' 40px lieutenant general 205px john twiggs myers
 john twiggs myers
john twiggs myers

john twiggs myers -lrb- january 29 , 1871 -- april 17 , 1952 -rrb- was a united states marine corps general who was most famous for his service as the american legation guard in peking during the boxer rebellion .
