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Walter
Bernard
Bess

Born:

, 

Massachusetts

Walter Bess graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Signal Corps)

    Division:

    VI Army

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Signal Corps) Walter Bernard Bess (ASN: 0-20151), 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 Assistant Signal Officer, SIXTH Army, from 1943 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Strategic Communications Command

    Action Date:

    August 1964 – October 1966
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 45 (December 1, 1966)

    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 Walter Bernard Bess (ASN: 0-20151), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, Strategic Communications Command, during the period from August 1964 to October 1966.