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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Richard Potts Ross Jr.<br />
|birth_date= {{birth date|1906|03|18}}<br />
|death_date= {{death date and age|1990|10|06|1906|03|18}}<br />
|birth_place= [[Frederick, Maryland]]<br />
|death_place= [[Laguna Hills, California]]<br />
|placeofburial= [[Arlington National Cemetery]]<br />
|placeofburial_label= <br />
|image=Richard Potts Ross Jr.jpg<br />
|caption= Ross Jr. as colonel, USMC<br />
|nickname= <br />
|allegiance= [[United States of America]]<br />
|branch= [[File:USMC logo.svg|25px]]&nbsp;[[United States Marine Corps]]<br />
|serviceyears= 1927–1957<br />
|rank=[[File:US-O7 insignia.svg|18px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]]<br />
|servicenumber= 0-4276<br />
|commands= [[Chief of Staff|CoS]], [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|MCRD San Diego]]<br />[[7th Marine Regiment (United States)|7th Marine Regiment]]<br />[[1st Marine Regiment (United States)|1st Marine Regiment]]<br />[[3rd Battalion, 1st Marines]]<br />[[16th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion|16th Defense Battalion]]<br />
|unit= <br />
|battles= <br />
'''[[United States occupation of Nicaragua|Nicaraguan Campaign]]'''<br />'''[[Yangtze Patrol]]'''<br />'''[[World War II]]'''<br /><br />
*[[Battle of Peleliu]]<br />
*[[Battle of Okinawa]]<br />
'''[[Chinese Civil War]]'''<br />'''[[Korean War]]'''<br />
|awards=[[Legion of Merit]] (2)<br />[[Bronze Star Medal]] (2)<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Richard Potts Ross Jr.''' (March 18, 1906 – October 6, 1990) was a highly decorated officer of the [[United States Marine Corps]] with the rank of [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]. He is most noted for his service with the [[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]] during the [[Battle of Okinawa]] and later during the [[Chinese Civil War|Occupation of North China]].<ref name="Richard P. Ross Jr. Papers - USMC Military History Division">{{cite web|url=https://www.usmcu.edu/|title= Richard P. Ross Jr. Papers – USMC Military History Division|publisher=USMC Military History Division|accessdate=June 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Fortitudine 20, Part 3">{{cite web | url = https://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/Fortitudine%20Vol%2020%20No%203.pdf | accessdate = June 7, 2018 | work = marines.mil | title = Fortitudine 20, Part 3 | publisher = Marines Websites}}</ref></div>Jaesingh