"106"^^ . "Place of burial"@en . "5"^^ . "Merritt Austin Edson"@en . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "Edson Hall"@en . "1"^^ . "award-star"@en . . "China Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . "American Defense Service ribbon.svg"@en . . "Edsonhall.jpg"@en . "Merritt A. Edson"@en . . "Chester, Vermont"@en . . . "Nicaraguan Campaign ribbon 1933.svg"@en . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897\u2013August 14, 1955), known as \"Red Mike\", was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Among the decorations he received was the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit. He is best known by Marines for the defense of Lunga Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II."@en . . . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . . "4"^^ . "1917"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars"@en . . "2"^^ . . . . "Distinguished Service Order"@en . "\"Red Mike\" Edson"@en . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . "vertical"@en . . "Red Mike"@en . . "Commissioner of the Vermont State Police"@en . "Nicaraguan Medal of Military Merit.png"@en . . "A bust of Edson next to a display of his medals and photographs"@en . . . "Mexican Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "Color photo of a reb brick building, two stories tall, with a short green lawn"@en . "Merritt A. Edson"@fr . "US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png"@en . . "1955-08-14"^^ . . "right"@en . "Banana Wars"@en . "Edsonhalldisplay.jpg"@en . . "Navy Cross ribbon.svg"@en . "World War II\n*Guadalcanal Campaign\n*Battle of Saipan\n*Battle of Tinian"@en . . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . . "Silver Star ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "200"^^ . . "service-star"@en . "1897-04-25"^^ . "Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897\u2013August 14, 1955), known as \"Red Mike\", was a general in the United States Marine Corps. Among the decorations he received was the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit. He is best known by Marines for the defense of Lunga Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II. He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marines in October 1917, and served in France and Germany in World War I. After the war he held several positions until going to flight school in 1922. After graduating flight school he performed several assignments in Central America and China. It was in Central America where he received his first Navy Cross and the Nicaraguan Medal of Merit with Silver Star. When World War II started Edson was sent as the Commanding officer of the Marine Raiders and earned his second Navy Cross on Tulagi. When his unit was sent to fight on Guadalcanal, Edson led his men in fighting for which he would later receive the Medal of Honor. After World War II Edson held several commands until retiring from the Marine Corps August 1, 1947. After retirement he had several jobs including the Director of the National Rifle Association. On August 14, 1955 he committed suicide and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery."@en . . . . . . "Executive Director of the National Rifle Association"@en . . "World War I"@en . . . . . . . "Dso-ribbon.png"@en .