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Frederic
Watson
Oseth
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

North Dakota

Frederic Oseth graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1940. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    Headquarters

    Division:

    2d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Frederic Watson Oseth (ASN: 0-23090), 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 as Chief of Staff, Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, in Korea, from 1966 to 1967.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    December 1944 – 1945

    Major (Infantry) Frederic Watson Oseth (ASN: 0-23090), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about 16 December 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1963 – 1966
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Frederic Watson Oseth (ASN: 0-23090), 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 from 1963 to 1966.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Department of the Army

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Frederic Watson Oseth (ASN: 0-23090), 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 Office of the Inspector General, Department of the Army, from 1967 to 1970.