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|class_section=6A
|class_section=6A
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_branch=USMC
|class_branch=United States Marine Corps
|birth_year=1922
|birth_year=1922
|death_year=1999
|death_year=1999
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|religion=P
|religion=P
|certificate=8839
|certificate=8839
|photo=Chafee, John (039083).jpg
|photo=Wikipedia_John_Chafee_official_photo_higher_quality.png
|confidence=high
|confidence=high
|class_display=23
|class_display=23
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|birth_date=22 October 1922
|death_date=24 October 1999
|birth_place=Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
|death_place=Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
|education=Yale University (BA); Harvard University (LLB)
|awards=Presidential Medal of Freedom
|alias=John Lester Hubbard Chafee
|branch=United States Marine Corps
|years_of_service=1942–1945; 1951–1953
|rank_final=Captain
|battles=World War II<br />Guadalcanal campaign<br />Battle of Okinawa<br />Korean War<br />Battle of Chosin Reservoir
|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_ribbon.png; Ribbon_Combat_Action_Ribbon.png; Ribbon_United_States_Navy_Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.png; Ribbon_American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_National_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.png; Ribbon_Presidential_Unit_Citation_Korea.png; Ribbon_United_Nations_Service_Medal_Korea_ribbon.png; Ribbon_Republic_of_Korea_War_Service_Medal_ribbon.png
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chafee Wikipedia: John Chafee]
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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