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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, 3d Armored Division, during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    3d Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, VII Corps, General Orders No. 64 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the 3d Armored Division, in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, Far East Command, General Orders No. 72 (1950)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, was awarded a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, Far East Command, in Korea.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    3d Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 3d Armored Division, General Orders No. 7 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the 3d Armored Division, in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    3d Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 3d Armored Division, General Orders No. 52 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the 3d Armored Division, in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    June 26, 1950 – May 1, 1953
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 49 (June 9, 1953)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Doyle Overton Hickey (ASN: 0-10123), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Deputy Chief of Staff and subsequently as Chief of Staff, Far East Command, from 26 June 1950 to 1 May 1953.