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William
Edward Raab
Covell
1892-11-29

–

1975-08-16

Born:

Washington

, 

D.C.

Edward Covell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1915. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 48 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Edward Raab Covell (ASN: 0-3768), 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 services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General Services of Supply, US China-Burma-India Theater of Operations from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 4 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Edward Raab Covell (ASN: 0-3768), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Fuels & Lubricants Division, Office of the Quartermaster-General, in 1943.