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Charles
Hartwell
Bonesteel
III

Born:

, 

New York

Charles BonesteelIII, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931. He retired as a U.S. Army General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    15th Army Group

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, III (ASN: 0-18655), 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 as Engineer, FIFTEENTH Army Group, in Sicily in 1943.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 8 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, III (ASN: 0-18655), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States with the War Department General Staff from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    1st Army Group & 12th Army Group

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, III (ASN: 0-18655), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the G-3 Section, 1st Army Group and 12th Army Group, from 1944 to 1943.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    1st Army Group & 12th Army Group

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, III (ASN: 0-18655), 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 with the G-3 Section, 1st Army Group and 12th Army Group, from 1944 to 1943.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    General

    Action Date:

    1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel, III (ASN: 0-18655), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States.