Richard Potts Ross Jr. (March 18, 1906 – October 6, 1990) was a highly decorated officer of the
United States Marine Corps
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with the rank of
brigadier general. He is most noted for his service with the
1st Marine Division
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during the
Battle of Okinawa
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and later during the
Occupation of North China.
Early years
Richard P. Ross was born on March 18, 1906, in
Frederick, Maryland
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, as the son of Richard P. Ross Sr. and attended the
Staunton Military Academy
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in
Staunton, Virginia
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. Following the graduation in summer of 1923, he received appointment to the
United States Naval Academy
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in
Annapolis, Maryland
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, and graduated on June 2, 1927. He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on the same date.
Many of his classmates became general officers later:
George W. Anderson, Jr.,
Glynn R. Donaho,
John C. Munn,
Herbert D. Riley,
Alan Shapley
Lieutenant General Alan Shapley ( Alan Herreshoff; February 9, 1903 – May 13, 1973) was a senior officer in the United States Marine Corps who served with distinction in both World War II and the Korean War. He is notably recognized for his her ...
,
John Thach
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,
Clarence E. Coffin,
Samuel H. Crittenden Jr.
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,
Marion L. Dawson,
Timothy F. Donohue,
Thomas J. Hamilton,
Herbert L. Hoerner,
William P. Chilton,
Alexander M. Kowalzyk,
William L. Knickerbocker,
Leland R. Lampman,
William H. Leahy,
William F. Royall,
Willard A. Saunders,
Brooke Schumm,
Francis M. McAlister,
Samuel S. Jack,
Jack P. Juhan,
David F. O'Neill,
Henry R. Paige
Henry Reid Paige (March 30, 1904 – April 22, 1989) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major general (United States), major general. He is most noted for his service as commanding officer of Marine defense ...
,
Walter L. J. Bayler,
Joseph W. Earnshaw,
Harold D. Hansen,
Archie E. O'Neil,
Miles S. Newton,
George H. Potter and
Earl S. Piper.
Ross was subsequently ordered to
the Basic School
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at
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Construction of the original Philadelphia Naval Shipyard began during the American Revolution in 1776 at Front ...
for further officers' education and completed the school the following summer. Ross then served at Marine Barracks within
Naval Station Norfolk
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,
Virginia
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until 1928, when he left with 2nd Brigade of Marines for expeditionary duty to
Nicaragua
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.
He participated in the jungle patrols against rebels under
Augusto César Sandino
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for several months, before he was ordered to the United States in May 1929. Ross went overseas again in October of that year and served with the Marine detachment at the American Legation in
Beiping
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(Peiping),
China
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, until 1932. Following his return stateside, Ross completed the Company Officers' Course at
Marine Corps Schools, Quantico and subsequently served with the
Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
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and later with the Marine barracks at
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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,
California
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.
Upon the promotion to the rank of captain, Ross was appointed commanding officer of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship
USS ''Colorado'' in August 1935 and spent almost two years with sea duties in Pacific Ocean. He was appointed an instructor in naval ordnance and gunnery at the Naval Academy in June 1937 and remained in that capacity for the next two years. Ross then served as a company commander with
6th Marines in San Diego until the summer of 1941, when he assumed duties as commander of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship
USS ''Oklahoma''.
World War II

Ross was aboard the
''Oklahoma'' during the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor
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on December 7, 1941, and took part in the defense of the ship. Following the sinking of the Oklahoma by Japanese planes, he and his detachment were temporarily attached to the Marine barracks within
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard until he was ordered for the instruction with a machine gun group of the 3rd Defense Battalion under the command of lieutenant colonel
Robert H. Pepper. Ross was promoted to the rank of major in January 1942 and then ordered to the newly activated 10th Defense Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel
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in June 1942 at
San Diego
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. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in September 1942 and served as commanding officer of Special Weapons Group until November of that year, when he was ordered to
Johnston Atoll
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as commanding officer of newly activated
16th Defense Battalion.
His unit consisted of batteries with
5"/51 caliber gun
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s,
searchlight
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and aircraft
sound locator and antiaircraft groups with
M2 Browning
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and
M1917 Browning machine gun
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s, which were ideal for the defense of the islands from attacks from the sea and air.
Ross was ordered to the States in July 1943 and attached to the
Headquarters Marine Corps
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, as operations and training officer, Division of Plans and Policies under Brigadier General
DeWitt Peck. He spent almost one year in this capacity, before he was ordered back to the Pacific theater in June 1944 and attached to the
1st Marine Division
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under Major General
William H. Rupertus
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Persona ...
at
Russell Islands
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.
He succeeded lieutenant colonel
Walker A. Reaves as an executive officer of the
1st Marine Regiment
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under famous Colonel
Chesty Puller
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and supervised the training and preparation of the regiment for upcoming campaign in the
Palaus
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. Ross took part in the bloody
battle of Peleliu
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during the fall of 1944 and received the
Bronze Star Medal
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with
Combat "V"
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and
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
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for his service there. The First Marines suffered heavy casualties during the Peleliu campaign and Ross spent following months with the training of replacements on
Pavuvu
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The island had served as a coconut plantation for nativ ...
,
Russell Islands
:''See also Russell Island (disambiguation).''
The Russell Islands are two small islands ( Pavuvu and Mbanika), as well as several islets, of volcanic origin, in the Central Province of Solomon Islands. They are located approximately northwe ...
. He also held temporary command of
1st Marine Regiment
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following the departure of Colonel
Chesty Puller
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back to the States from November 4 to December 12, 1944.
In April 1945, Ross took part in the
battle of Okinawa
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and because of the course of the battle, he held temporary command of
1st Battalion, 1st Marines
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for two days after its commander has been wounded in action and subsequently assumed command of
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
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on May 21, 1945. He led his 3rd Battalion during the fierce fighting and his marines took part in several
hand-to-hand combat
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s and
bayonet charge
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s. Ross and his battalion also fight with lack of food and supplies, but 96th Infantry Division provided rations to his marines.
Ross remained with his unit in the combat area until the end of June 1945 and received the
Legion of Merit
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with
Combat "V"
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for his brilliant leadership during the battle. He also received his second
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
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.
Later career
Following the Okinawa campaign, the units of 1st Marine Division were preparing for the
Invasion of Japan
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Generally, invasions have objectives o ...
, but formal
surrender on September 2, 1945, changed the plans. Ross was promoted to the rank of
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
at the same time and appointed commanding officer of
7th Marine Regiment
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,
1st Marine Division
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under his old superior, major general
DeWitt Peck. The Seventh Marine Regiment was ordered to
Hebei
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,
China
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in order to accept surrender of Japanese garrisons in
Tianjin
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and prevent the
People's Liberation Army
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from taking over north China, thus helping the Nationalists in the anticipated civil war.
[Zarrow, Peter Gue. (2005). ''China in War and Revolution, 1895–1949''. Routledge. . p. 338.]
During October 1945, Ross and his regiment were ordered for guard duty of rail line between
Tanggu
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and
Qinhuangdao
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and also for protection of coal mines in
Tangshan
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. Their goal was to make sure, that coal destined for
Shanghai
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moved uninterrupted along the line, but activity of
communists guerrilla units increased and marines outposts came under fire at several occasions. Ross participated in the operations against communists guerillas until the end of January 1946, when he was ordered back to the United States. He was decorated with the
Legion of Merit
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by the
U.S. Army
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and his second
Bronze Star Medal
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by the Marines. Ross also received
Order of the Cloud and Banner, 5th Class by the Government of
Republic of China
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.
Upon his return stateside, Ross attended Command and General Staff Course at
Marine Corps Schools, Quantico and following the graduation, he was ordered to
Washington, D.C.
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, for duty with Joint War Plans Committee,
Navy Department. He remained in this capacity until summer 1947, when he was ordered for instruction at
National War College
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History
The National ...
. Ross graduated one year later and assumed duties as officer in charge of Strategic Plans Section,
Headquarters Marine Corps
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.
In June 1950, Ross was ordered to the
Far Eastern Area and appointed commanding officer of Marine Barracks at
Naval Base Yokosuka. He served in this capacity during
Korean War
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and was ordered back to the United States in October 1952. He then served as
chief of staff
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,
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
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under Major General
John T. Walker until 1954, when he was appointed Area Staff Representative, Operations Coordinating Board. Ross was appointed to his final assignment in 1955 when he was assigned to the Staff of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee,
National Security Council
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.
Richard P. Ross Jr. retired from active service on June 28, 1957, after 30 years of active service and was advanced to the rank of
brigadier general on the retired list for having been specially commended in combat. He then settled in
Laguna Hills, California
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, with his wife, Catherine P. Ross (1909–1993) and died there on October 6, 1990. He was buried at
Arlington National Cemetery
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...
,
Virginia
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, with full military honors.
Decorations
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References
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1906 births
1990 deaths
People from Frederick, Maryland
United States Naval Academy alumni
National War College alumni
United States Marine Corps generals
American military personnel of the Banana Wars
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery