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Roy
Skiles
Kelley

Born:

, 

Kentucky

Roy Kelley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Division:

    Baltimore, Maryland

    Action Date:

    July 1962 – May 1965
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 29 (August 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 (Corps of Engineers) Roy Skiles Kelley (ASN: 0-23703), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Division Engineer, Baltimore, Maryland, from July 1962 to May 1965.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    North Pacific Division

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Roy Skiles Kelley (ASN: 0-23703), 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 as Engineer, North Pacific Division, from 1969 to 1971.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Army Europe

    Action Date:

    July 1965 – January 1969
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 20 (April 7, 1969)

    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 Roy Skiles Kelley (ASN: 0-23703), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer, U.S. Army Europe, during the period from July 1965 through January 1969. [This award supersedes award of the Legion of Merit (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to General Kelley for meritorious service during the period July 1965 to January 1969 as announced in General Orders Number 29, Headquarters, United States Army, Europe, APO New York 09403, dated 27 January 1969.]