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Lieutenant
General H.C. (Hank) Stackpole III retired from the
Marine Corps on September 1, 1994. His last active
duty assignment was as the Commander of Marine Forces
Pacific/Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific,
headquartered at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
General
Stackpole assumed command of Marine Forces Pacific
in July 1992 after serving as Deputy Chief of Staff
for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine
Corps, Washington, D.C. He previously commanded Joint
Task Force Sea Angel in Bangladesh during humanitarian
relief operations in May and June 1991 in the islands
and eastern coastal area of the Bay of Bengal.
Early
in his career, General Stackpole served as a platoon,
company, battalion, and regimental commander, as well
as commanding officer of the 17th Marine Amphibious
Unit. More recently he served as Deputy Commander,
III Marine Amphibious Force/Assistant Division Commander,
3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan, and as the Director,
Plans and Policy Directorate, USCINCLANT, Norfolk,
Virginia. He was advanced to the rank of lieutenant
general on July 23, 1991.
General Stackpole's career spanned more than 30 years
and is characterized by his awards and decorations
which include the Silver Star Medal, Defense Superior
Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit,
the Purple Heart with gold star, the Government of
Japan Order of The Rising Sun, and the Vietnamese
Cross of Gallantry.
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