(1896-02-26)February 26, 1896 Sidney, New York, U.S.
Died
May 27, 1947(1947-05-27) (aged 51) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1912–1921 (USA) 1922–1939, 1941–1946 (USMC)
Rank
Brigadier general
Commands held
2nd Raider Battalion
Battles/wars
Pancho Villa Expedition World War I United States occupation of Nicaragua Second Sino-Japanese War (observer) World War II
Makin Island Raid
Guadalcanal campaign
Carlson's patrol
Battle of Tarawa
Battle of Saipan
Awards
Navy Cross (3) Legion of Merit Purple Heart Medal (2) Combat Action Ribbon Croce al Merito di Guerra (Italy)
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Evans Fordyce Carlson (February 26, 1896 – May 27, 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the 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".[1]
Evans Fordyce Carlson (February 26, 1896 – May 27, 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the leader of...
Diane CarlsonEvans (born 1946) is a former nurse in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation...
Marine Corps Major EvansCarlson from his New Zealand friend, Rewi Alley, one of the founders of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Carlson explained in a...
acting on proposals from Colonel William J. Donovan and Major Evans F. Carlson. Carlson had been a soldier in the Punitive Expedition to capture Pancho...
and B of the 2nd Raider Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel EvansCarlson, successfully landed on Makin. The landing had been very difficult because...
(two awards) James Carson Breckinridge Marion Eugene Carl (two awards) EvansCarlson (three awards) Clifton B. Cates (also two Army DSCs) Brian Chontosh...
General Carlson may refer to: Bruce A. Carlson (born 1949), U.S. Air Force four-star general EvansCarlson (1896–1947), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general...
assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel EvansCarlson and was present for the Battle of Midway and took part in the fighting...
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel EvansCarlson landed by boat at Aola Bay, 40 miles (64 km) east of Lunga Point. Carlson's raiders, along with troops from...
second-in-command of the 2nd Raider Battalion under EvansCarlson (Carlson's Raiders) whom Roosevelt knew when Carlson commanded the Marine detachment at the Warm...
Marines of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under command of Colonel EvansCarlson and Captain James Roosevelt were landed on Makin from two submarines...
Raider Battalion under the command of Colonel EvansCarlson. Maghakian was already acquainted with Carlson during his previous service as a Marine. The...
the Korean War; remains to this day the only Marine jet aircraft ace EvansCarlson – commanded the World War II Marine Raiders, also credited with introducing...
Burton (actor) as Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger, USMC Carleton Young as Colonel EvansCarlson, USMC Raymond Bailey as Major General Archie Vandegrift, USMC Harry...
and maneuver tactics including use of cover, and attempted an ambush. EvansCarlson Merritt Edson Wilburt S. Brown United States occupation of Haiti Herman...
(1960) - George Gordon (uncredited) The Gallant Hours (1960) - Col. EvansCarlson Spartacus (1960) - Herald (uncredited) The Big Show (1961) - Judge Richter...
based on the Makin Island raid in 1942. Led by LtCol Thorwald (based on EvansCarlson), the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion gathers volunteers for a mission to...
Nanjing regime. Bai's reputation as a military strategist was well known. EvansCarlson, a United States Marine Corps colonel, noted that Bai "was considered...
Eastern Battlefield. In 2016, he portrayed American Marine Corps General EvansCarlson on CCTV's period military drama Red Star Over China. He starred as the...
Global Information
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
Brigadier general