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Major General Jonas Platt served in the Marine Corps for 30 years before retiring from active duty in 1970. He then spent seven years as a civilian Defense Department official, retiring in 1977 as a personnel management director.
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General Platt joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned in 1940. During World War II, he served on the battleship Washington and later in the Pacific with Marine infantry in Peleliu and Okinawa. He was a battalion commander in Korea during the Korean conflict. In the late 1950s, he commanded the Marine Barracks in Washington.
He was promoted to brigadier general in 1965 was made an assistant commander of the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam, where he also commanded Task Force Delta in several key operations.
In 1966, he became chief of staff to Lieutenant General Lewis W. Walt, commander of the Marine forces in Vietnam. General Platt was promoted to major general in 1968 and retired as deputy assistant chief of staff for personnel.
His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, three awards of the Legion of Merit with combat "V," the Bronze Star with combat "V" and the Purple Heart. He also held the Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
Jonas Mansfield Platt, a New York native, was a civil engineering graduate of Norwich University in Vermont and received a master's degree in psychology from Ohio State University.
He graduated from the National War College and Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
This is a 1985 film produced by the Department of Defense for the United States Marine Corps.
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Major General Jonas Platt served in the Marine Corps for 30 years before retiring from active duty in 1970. He then spent seven years as a civilian Defense Department official, retiring in 1977 as a personnel management director.
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Great memoir of WW2
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General Platt joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned in 1940. During World War II, he served on the battleship Washington and later in the Pacific with Marine infantry in Peleliu and Okinawa. He was a battalion commander in Korea during the Korean conflict. In the late 1950s, he commanded the Marine Barracks in Washington.
He was promoted to brigadier general in 1965 was made an assistant commander of the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam, where he also commanded Task Force Delta in several key operations.
In 1966, he became chief of staff to Lieutenant General Lewis W. Walt, commander of the Marine forces in Vietnam. General Platt was promoted to major general in 1968 and retired as deputy assistant chief of staff for personnel.
His decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, three awards of the Legion of Merit with combat "V," the Bronze Star with combat "V" and the Purple Heart. He also held the Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
Jonas Mansfield Platt, a New York native, was a civil engineering graduate of Norwich University in Vermont and received a master's degree in psychology from Ohio State University.
He graduated from the National War College and Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
This is a 1985 film produced by the Department of Defense for the United States Marine Corps.
Defense Department Video
AR AB 624/35/336
Public Domain
