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Samuel
Leslie
Myers

Born:

, 

New York

Samuel Myers graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Samuel Leslie Myers (ASN: 0-17180), 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 1942 to 1943.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    1st Army

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 58 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Samuel Leslie Myers (ASN: 0-17180), 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 Deputy Chief of Staff, FIRST Army, from 1943 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    May 1952 – March 1962
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 17 (April 12, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Samuel Leslie Myers (ASN: 0-17180), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period May 1952 to March 1963.