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William
Edgar
Read

Born:

, 

North Carolina

William Read graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1950. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Edgar Read, 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, 15th Engineer Combat Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Edgar Read, 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 Commanding Officer, Support command, 4th Infantry Division, and Task Force IVY, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1980 – 1984
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Edgar Read, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Division Engineer, Lower Mississippi, and as President, Mississippi River Commission, from 1980 to 1984.