Evans Carlson
United States Marine Corps general
Died when: 51 years 90 days (615 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Evans Fordyce Carlson (February 26, 1896 – May 27, 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the legendary leader of "Carlson's Raiders" during World War II.
Many credit Carlson with developing the tactics and attitude that would later come to define America's special operations forces.He is renowned for the "Makin Island raid" in 1942, and his raiders' "Long Patrol" (aka Carlson's patrol) behind Japanese lines on Guadalcanal, in which 488 Japanese were killed.
Carlson popularized the phrase "gung-ho".
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