6 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Marine ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁late ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Cub an ▁Occ up ation . ▁Den ig ▁served ▁there ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁Second ▁Battalion , ▁ 6 th ▁Marine ▁Regiment ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁So iss ons . ▁After ▁the ▁battle , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁major ▁attached ▁to ▁and ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁for ▁extraordinary ▁hero ism ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Nic ar agua ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁and ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁retired ▁list . ▁He ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁director ▁of ▁public ▁information . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁Marine ▁Captain ▁James ▁L . ▁Den ig , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁tank ▁company ▁commander ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall