(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, 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 Officer, 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division, during World War II.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery)Action Date:
February 1961 – July 1963
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 37 (August 9, 1963)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from February 1961 to July 1963.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Batallion:
212th Armored Field Artillery BattalionDivision:
6th Armored DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 6th Armored Division, General Orders No. 64 (1945)(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 Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Phillip Henshaw Pope, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Pope, 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.