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Delmar
Taft
Spivey
POW (WWII)
August 9, 1905

–

January 18, 1982

Born:

Gatesville

, 

North Carolina

Home:

Whaleyville

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Delmar Spivey graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired in 1956 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    August 12, 1943 – May 1945

    Colonel (Air Corps) Delmar Taft Spivey (AFSN: 385A/ASN: 0-17278), United States Army Air Forces, was shot down over occupied Europe on 12 August 1943 and was held by the Germans as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Delmar Taft Spivey (AFSN: 385A/ASN: 0-17278), United States Army Air Forces, 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 with the EIGHTH Air Force during World War II. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Spivey and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Delmar Taft Spivey (AFSN: 385A/ASN: 0-17278), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the EIGHTH Air Force during World War II. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Spivey and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major General
    Department of the Air Force, General Orders No. 3 (1953)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force) to Major General Delmar Taft Spivey (AFSN: 385A/ASN: 0-17278), United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commander of the Japan Air Defense Force from 1952 to 1953. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major General Spivey and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.