Rupertus, W. H. (William Henry), 1889-1945

found: Marines invade Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 1943 Dec. 26:(motion picture footage of Marines advancing in a wooded area during Cape Gloucester invasion in 1943; scenes with Maj. Gen. W. H. Rupertus)

found: Bio. dict. of World War II generals ..., 1996:(William Henry Rupertus; b. Nov. 14, 1889, Washington, D.C.; d. Mar. 25, 1945; commd. in the Marine Corps., 1913; duty with the American Legation in Peking, 1929-1933, then the Fourth Marines, Shanghai, 1937-1938; comdr., Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., 1938-1940; advanced to brig. gen., Jan. 1942, maj. gen. July 1943; comdr., First Marine Division, July 1943-Nov. 1944; commandant, Marine Corps Schools, Nov. 1944-Mar. 1945)