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Wilbur
Eugene
Dunkelberg
1898-08-06

–

1987-04-13

Born:

, 

Iowa

Wilbur Dunkelberg graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of November 1918. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Wilbur Eugene Dunkelberg, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    IX Corps

    Action Date:

    1953
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Wilbur Eugene Dunkelberg, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff, IX Corps, in Korea in 1953.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    March – December 1942
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 12 (November 4, 1947)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Infantry) Wilbur Eugene Dunkelberg, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from March 1942 to December 1942.