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Lemuel
Philip
Padgett
, Jr.

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Lemuel Padgett graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920. He retired as a U.S. Navy Commander.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commodore [then Captain]

    Action Date:

    April 1, 1944 – September 15, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 351 (June 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commodore [then Captain] Lemuel Philip Padgett, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Executive Officer of the Allied Tanker Coordinating Committee from 1 April 1944 to 15 September 1945.