(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) John Joseph Duffy, 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 G-1, Headquarters, THIRD Army, from 1952 to 1954.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery)Action Date:
June 1962 – July 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 a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) John Joseph Duffy, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from June 1962 to July 1965.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Batallion:
18th Field Artillery BattalionAction Date:
1942 – 1945
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) John Joseph Duffy, 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, 18th Field Artillery Battalion, from 1942 to 1945.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Batallion:
18th Field Artillery BattalionDivision:
VII CorpsAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, VII Corps, General Orders No. 76 (1944)(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 (Field Artillery) John Joseph Duffy, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 18th Field Artillery Battalion, VII Corps, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Duffy, 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.