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Thomas
Lilley
Sherburne
Jr.

Born:

, 

Philippine Islands

Thomas Sherburne graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    April 22, 1953 – April 30, 1954
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 53 (July 9, 1954)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Thomas Lilley Sherburne, Jr. (ASN: 0-17293), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Staff, EIGHTH Army, from 22 April 1953 to 30 April 1954.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    7th Army

    Action Date:

    May 1956 – December 1960
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 1 (January 12, 1961)

    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 Major General Thomas Lilley Sherburne, Jr. (ASN: 0-17293), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in duties of great responsibility from May 1956 to December 1960.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Thomas Lilley Sherburne, Jr. (ASN: 0-17293), 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 Commanding Officer, Division Artillery, 101st Airborne Division, from 1944 to 1946.