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Andrew
Davis
Chaffin
Jr.

Born:

, 

New York

Andrew Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Corps of Engineers)

    Batallion:

    808th Engineer Aviation Battalion

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Corps of Engineers) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), 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, 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, from 1942 to 1943.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    General Headquarters

    Division:

    Southwest Pacific Theater

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Engineer Section, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Theater, from 1943 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    Mediterranean Division

    Action Date:

    July 1963 – March 1966
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 15 (April 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 Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer, Mediterranean Division, during the period from July 1963 to March 1966.