James Van Fleet Quotes

James Alward Van Fleet was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA. He was an American army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. His classmates included Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. After graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army infantry. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War. He also served as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team in 1923 and 1924. He received several medals include: Distinguished Service Cross (3), Distinguished Service Medal(4), Silver Star(3), Legion of Merit(2), Bronze Star Medal(3),, and Purple Heart(3).