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Durward
Ellsworth
Breakefield

Born:

, 

Illinois

Durward Breakefield graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1935. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Army Support and Maintenance Command

    Action Date:

    May 1964 – November 1965
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 2 (January 12, 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 Durward Ellsworth Breakefield (ASN: 0-19781), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility with the Army Support and Maintenance Command, during the period from May 1964 to November 1965.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Ordnance Corps)

    Division:

    Watertown Arsenal

    Action Date:

    1938 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Ordnance Corps) Durward Ellsworth Breakefield (ASN: 0-19781), 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 at Watertown Arsenal, from 1938 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Support Command

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    February 1962 – April 1964
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 31 (September 30, 1964)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Durward Ellsworth Breakefield (ASN: 0-19781), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, Support Command, EIGHTH Army, in Korea, from February 1962 to April 1964.