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'''Jack Phillip Juhan''' (December 28, 1904 - February 24, 2002) was a decorated officer of the [[United States Marine Corps]], who reached the rank of [[Major general (United States)|Major General]]. He is most noted for his service as [[Executive Officer]] of [[8th Marine Regiment (United States)|8th Marine Regiment]] during [[Pacific War]]. Juhan later served as Commanding General of the Force Troops, [[Fleet Marine Force Atlantic]] and headed UN Personnel and Medical Processing Unit or [[7th Marine Regiment (United States)|7th Marine Regiment]] during [[Korean War]].
==World War II==
At the beginning of June 1941, Juhan joined Colonel [[Julian C. Smith]] and traveled to [[Great Britain]], where he served as [[Military attaché|Assistant Naval Attaché]] and naval observer at American Embassy in [[London]]. He witnessed the few German air raids and subsequently returned to the United States in September 1941. He was subsequently appointed an Instructor at Basic School in Philadelphia Navy Yard and remained in this capacity until July 1942, when he was transferred to the similiar position in the Tactical section of the Marine Corps Schools at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico|Marine Barracks Quantico]].
This assignment was interrupted in November 1942, when Juhan was assigned to the instruction at [[United States Army Infantry School|Army Infantry School]] at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Upon his graduation in February 1943, he returned to the Marine Corps Schools at Quantico and was appointed Assistant Chief of Operations and Training section. Juhan was later promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Commanding officer of the Training battalion there.
Juhan was finally ordered overseas in February 1944, when he was appointed an [[Executive Officer]] of [[8th Marine Regiment (United States)|8th Marine Regiment]] under Colonel [[Clarence R. Wallace]]. However the 8th Marines were transferred for rest and refit to [[Hawaii]] after heavy fighting during [[battle of Tarawa]]. Juhan oversaw the regiment during the training for their next campaign in Pacific - [[Battle of Saipan]].
The 8th Marines arrived there on morning of June 15, 1944 and participated in the initial landing. Shortly before the end of the battle, Commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, [[29th Marine Regiment (United States)|29th Marine Regiment]], Lt. Col. [[Rathvon M. Tompkins]], was wounded by enemy fire on July 2, 1944. Juhan was selected temporary commander of the battalion and distinguished himself during the heavy combats in next two days. For his service in this capacity, he was decorated with [[Bronze Star Medal]] with [["V" Device|Combat "V"]].
On July 4, Juhan was relieved by Major William W. McKinley and returned to 8th Marine Regiment as [[Executive Officer]]. He participated in the subsequent [[Battle of Tinian|landing on Tinian]] at the end of July 1944 and following his promotion to the rank of [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], he was appointed an [[S2 (military)|Intelligence officer (S-2)]] of [[2nd Marine Division (United States)|2nd Marine Division]] under Major general [[Thomas E. Watson (USMC)|Thomas E. Watson]].
Colonel Juhan conducted intelligence work for 2nd Division units during the [[Battle of Okinawa]] in April 1945, but did not went ashore. For his service during the [[Saipan]] and [[Tinian]] campaigns and later on the staff of the 2nd Marine Division, he received [[Legion of Merit]] with [["V" Device|Combat "V"]].<ref name="Valor awards for Jack P. Juhan"></ref>
==Decorations==
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|colspan="4" align="center" |[[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] with three [[Service star|3/16 inch service stars]]
|colspan="4" align="center" |[[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]]
|colspan="4" align="center" |[[National Defense Service Medal]]▼
|colspan="4" align="center" |[[Navy Occupation Service Medal]]
▲|colspan="4" align="center" |[[National Defense Service Medal]]
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