Rank: Brigadier General
Battles/wars:
World War II
*Battle of Guadalcanal
*New Britain
*Battle of Peleliu
Awards:
Navy Cross
Silver Star
Purple Heart (2)
Other work:
McIlhenny Company, president
Marine Military Academy, co-founder
I had a professor at LSU (nuclear science) who was a McIlhenny, and part of the family. There is an obvious family relationship between his looks and this picture.