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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) William Wallace Ford, 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 Officer-in-Charge of Development of Organic Air Observation for Field Artillery, from 1941 to 1942.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    87th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General William Wallace Ford, 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 Commanding General, Division Artillery, 87th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.