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	59k	William Henry Rupertus, born in Washington, D.C., on 14 November 1889, graduated from the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service School in 1913. Commissioned a Lieutenant of Marines on 14 November, he then attended the Marine Corps Officer’s School and graduated in the class of 1915. During World War I he saw service as a lieutenant on board Florida (BB-30) then attached to the British Grand Fleet. Following a tour of duty in Haiti, where he earned that country's Distinguished Service Medal, he attended both the Field Officer's and the Army Command and General Staff Schools, then served in China as a major with the Legation Guard in Peiping. A tour at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington followed, and in 1936 he was appointed Chief of Staff, Fleet Marine Force. Another tour in China as Executive Officer of the 4th Marines in Shanghi [sic; Shanghai ?] preceeded [sic; preceded] his appointment as Commandant of the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The outbreak of World War II found General Rupertus second in command of the 1st Marine Division, which, under Major General Vandergrift opened the U.S. offensive in the Pacific by landing in the Solomons on 7 August 1942. General Rupertus organized and led the successful attacks on Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo for which he was awarded the Navy Cross. On 10 July 1943 Major General Rupertus succeeded to the command of the 1st Marine Division, which he led to further victories on New Britain and in the Palaus. For the former he was personally thanked by General MacArthur and awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal; for the latter he received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. After the victory at Peleliu, General Rupertus returned to the United States to serve as Commandant, Marine Corps School (Quantico). He died on 25 March 1945, while serving in that capacity. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	134k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Eckman
	193k	Undated, location unknown.		Leroy Treon
	107k	Undated, location unknown. Same photo colorized.		Roy C. Thomas
	114k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of CDR M. E. Meahl USN.		Daniel Meahl
	73k	Undated, location unknown.		Marion Kidd Banuelos
	120k	Undated, possibly Brisbane.		Russ Padden
	58k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	62k	Taken at Pearl Harbor in 1953 from aboard the USS Bolster ARS-38.		Lynn Miller
	114k	Circa mid 1950's.		Marc Piché
	122k	USS Ajax (AR-6) Flagship of Commander Service Squadron THREE, with five Seventh Fleet destroyers alongside, circa 1962. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Ernest G. Small (DDR-838); USS Rupertus (DD-851); USS Trathen (DD-530); USS Cowell (DD-547); and USS Black (DD-666). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	63k	Rupertus moored in the harbor, Koashiung, Formosa, 1965		Bob Bistarkey, SK2, USN (1963-1967) USS RUPERTUS (1964-1967)
	118k	Rupertus during underway replenishment from the USS Bellatrix (AF-62) in the Gulf of Tonkin circa 1965-1966.		LTJG. John "JB" Bagby USS Bellatrix
	121k	As above.		LTJG. John "JB" Bagby USS Bellatrix
	65k	From the Aircraft Carrier Archives, the skipper of the destroyer USS Rupertus (DD-851), in what Rear Adm. Harvey P. Lanham, ComCarDiv Two, called an act of "magnificent seamanship", maneuvers his ship to within 20 feet of USS Forrestal (CVA-59) so fire hoses could be effectively used on the worst fire aboard a U.S. carrier. More than 130 crew were killed in the blaze 29 July 1967 off the coast of Vietnam. U.S. Navy photograph.		USN
	54k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	30k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Greek Service
	113k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown. The name honors a Greek Admiral from the War of Independence (1821).		Anthony J. Vrailas
	93k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	63k	HNS "KOUNTOURIOTIS", D 213, ex- USS RUPERTUS, DD 851. Date and place unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas

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