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| | John Twiggs Myers, Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps |
 | | On April 18, 1900, the general was transferred from the Baltimore to the USS Oregon, and on May 24 of the same year he was detached to the USS Newark. |
 | | Meanwhile, a wave of violence, led by an athletic society known as the Boxers, was erupting in China, where a number of foreigners were killed or subjected to gross indignities. |
 | | General Myers' medals and decorations included the Marine Corps Brevet Meal, Purple Heart, Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, China Campaign Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal with Armed Guard clasp. |
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