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Lt. Gen. Hunter Liggett | |
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![]() Hunter Liggett as a brigadier general. | |
Born | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | March 21, 1857
Died | December 30, 1935 San Francisco, California, United States | (aged 78)
Buried | San Francisco National Cemetery, California, United States |
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Years of service | 1879–1921 |
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Service number | 0-3 |
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Commands | Third Army First Army I Corps 41st Division Philippine Department United States Army War College |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) |
Hunter Liggett (March 21, 1857 − December 30, 1935) was a senior United States Army officer. His 42 years of military service spanned the period from the Indian campaigns to the trench warfare of World War I. Additionally, he also identified possible invasion sites in Luzon, particularly Lingayen Gulf, which were used during World War II in 1941 by the Japanese and in 1945 by the United States.