Joseph C. Burger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Marine Corps officer and college athlete
Date of Birth: 11-May-1902
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Feb-1982
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Joseph C. Burger
- Joseph Charles Burger (May 11, 1902 – February 1, 1982) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer and college athlete.
- He rose to the rank of lieutenant general and concluded his career as commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.
- Burger was also commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island during the Ribbon Creek incident in April 1956. According to author Keith Fleming in The U.S.
- Marine Corps in Crisis: Ribbon Creek and Recruit Training, Burger "enjoyed an excellent professional reputation from the very beginning of his Marine Corps service".
- As a captain, Burger was stationed in China, and his company won the Breckinridge Trophy for the best Marine unit deployed to that country.
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