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Robert
W.
Duke

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    March 1965 – January 1966
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 36 (August 19, 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 (Infantry) Robert W. Duke (ASN: 0-33373), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from March 1965 to January 1966. [This award supersedes award of the Legion of Merit (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to Colonel Duke as an interim award as announced in General Orders Number 2198, Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam, dated 28 December 1965.]

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    July 1962 – January 1965
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 35 (October 27, 1965)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Infantry) Robert W. Duke (ASN: 0-33373), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1962 to January 1965.