Harold E. Rosecrans

Harold Ellett Rosecrans
Harold E. Rosecrans as Brigadier General, USMC.
Born	(1897-03-01)March 1, 1897 Cohoes, New York
Died	April 13, 1980(1980-04-13) (aged 83) Daytona Beach, Florida
Place of Burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1917–1949
Rank	Brigadier General
Service number	0-846
Commands held	17th Marine Regiment 2nd Battalion 5th Marines QM of I Marine Amphibious Corps Marine Corps Institute
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Saint-Mihiel Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge Meuse-Argonne Offensive Haitian Campaign Dominican Campaign Yangtze Patrol Nicaraguan Campaign World War II Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Tulagi Solomon Islands campaign New Britain campaign Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Okinawa
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (2)

Haitian Campaign
Dominican Campaign
Yangtze Patrol
Nicaraguan Campaign

Harold Ellett Rosecrans (March 1, 1897 – April 13, 1980) was a highly decorated Officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Brigadier General, who commanded 2nd Battalion 5th Marines during the during the assault on Tulagi Island. He later commanded 17th Marine Regiment during Battle of Cape Gloucester.

Harold E. Rosecrans was born to Machinist, Benjamin Rosecrans Jr. and his wife Mary Ellett on March 1, 1897 in Cohoes, New York. Following his high school graduation and United States entry into World War I, Rosecrans went to Albany, New York and enlisted to the Marine Corps on April 20, 1917. He attended his basic training at Marine Barracks within Philadelphia Navy Yard and subsequently was assigned to 23rd Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment on June 3, 1917. Rosecrans and his unit were deployed to France on June 27 and while most of his company was used to form 6th Machine Gun Battalion, he was transferred to the 55th Company, 2nd Battalion at the end of August.