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General Christian F. Schilt (1895 - 1987)
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Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (USN) (1888 - 1972)
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The Banana Wars consist or are a series of wars where the U.S. invading and occupied various Caribbean and Central American countries.

Spanish-American War
Occupation of Nicaragua, 1912-1933 (21 years). First occupation, 1912-1925. Second occupation, 1926-1933. Depression marks U.S. troop withdrawals, 1933.
Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914 (see Border War (1910-1919))
Occupation of Haiti, July 28, 1915-August 1, 1934 (19 years and 4 days). a) First invasion forces disembark from U.S.S. Montana. b) 330 Marines landed at Port-au-Prince. German Empire (clandestine support, 1915-1918).
Occupation of Dominican Republic, May 1916-1924 (8 years). Two companies of Marines landed from U.S.S. Prairie at Santo Domingo. Then 7 additional companies. Then U.S.S. Castine...
Honduras
Panama and Canal Zone
British Honduras

Sources

America's Military Past: A Guide to Information Sources (Volume 7 in American Government and History Information Guide Series) by Jack C. Lane
Armed Progressive: General Leonard Wood 0803226586 (Lane) https://lib.rollins.edu/olin/Archives/oral_history/Lane/Lanebiograp...