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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Robert Vernon Lee (ASN: 0-28882), 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 from 1941 to 1943.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    XV Army

    Action Date:

    1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Robert Vernon Lee (ASN: 0-28882), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third 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 and Deputy Chief of Staff for the FIFTEENTH Army in 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    July 1946 – September 1961
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 36 (October 9, 1961)

    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 Robert Vernon Lee (ASN: 0-28882), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in duties of great responsibility from July 1946 to September 1961.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    V Corps

    Action Date:

    June 6 – November 15, 1944
    Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 24 (February 26, 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Robert Vernon Lee (ASN: 0-28882), 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, FIFTH Corps, from 6 June 1944 to 15 November 1944.