(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding General, NINTH Corps, in Korea.
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Awards Received
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
85th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
February 21, 1943 – June 5, 1944
War Department, General Orders No. 56 ( July 12, 1944)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 Major General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, 85th Infantry Division, during the period from 21 February 1943 to 5 June 1944.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant GeneralDivision:
IX CorpsAction Date:
Korean War
Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 220 (1950)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Commanding General, NINTH Corps, in Korea.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant GeneralDivision:
IX CorpsAction Date:
August 13, 1950 – June 30, 1951
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 73 (August 9, 1951)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, NINTH Corps, in Korea, during the period 13 August 1950 to 30 June 1951.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
War Department, General Orders No. 67 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War II.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant GeneralDivision:
IX CorpsAction Date:
Korean War
Headquarters, EIGHTH U.S. Army, Korea, General Orders No. 105 (1950)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Breitling Coulter (ASN: 0-3488), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Commanding General, NINTH Corps, in Korea.