(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), 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 General, Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, in Korea from 1951 to 1952.
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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
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General]Regiment:
ArtilleryDivision:
X CorpsAction Date:
December 1944 – August 1945
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 19 (March 11, 1948)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 Colonel (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General] Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), 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, Artillery, X Corps, from December 1944 to August 1945. (This award supersedes the award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Roper, for service from 21 December 1944 to 17 April 1945, as published in General Orders 217, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific, 2 October 1945.)
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Brigadier GeneralRegiment:
Division ArtilleryDivision:
7th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
Korean War
Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 267 (1952)(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 Brigadier General Harry McKenzie Roper (ASN: 0-15176), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 7th Infantry, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1952. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Roper, 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.