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Claude
Emerson
Jurney
1906

–

1955-04-03

Born:

, 

Texas

Home:

Waco

, 

Texas

Buried: 

Kingman

, 

Kansas

Cemetery:

Walnut Hill Cemetery

Claude Jurney graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. He retired with disability in 1945 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Claude Emerson Jurney, 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 of an Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, from 1941 to 1944.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    Infantry Battalion

    Regiment:

    35th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, General Orders No. 89 (1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Claude Emerson Jurney, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Solomon Islands, in 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Jurney, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.