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Ben
Lear
1879-05-12

–

1966-11-02

Born:

Hamilton, Ontario

, 

Canada

Home:

Murfreesboro

, 

Tennessee

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Ben Lear served in the Spanish American War as an enlisted soldier, earning promotion to 2d Lieutenant in the Philippine Insurrection. He retired as a U.S. Army General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 9 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Ben Lear (ASN: 0-1179), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General
    War Department, General Orders No. 19 (1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Ben Lear (ASN: 0-1179), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War II.