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Alvar
Bertil
Sundin
1915-02-28

–

1981-07-02

Born:

New Bedford

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

New Bedford

, 

Massachusetts

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Alvar Sundin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1938. He retired in 1966 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Continental Army Command

    Action Date:

    1961 – 1966
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Alvar Bertil Sundin, 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 Assistant Chief of Staff, Continental Army Command, from 1961 to 1966.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Field Artillery) Alvar Bertil Sundin, 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 G-3, 9th Infantry Division, in North Africa and Sicily from 1943 to 1944.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    34th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 44 (1944)

    (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) Alvar Bertil Sundin, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 34th Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, in June and July 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sundin, 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.