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Benjamin
Thomas
Harris
1909-08-27

–

1989-03-22

Born:

, 

Missouri

Home:

Lebanon

, 

Missouri

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Benjamin Harris graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. He retired in 1963 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1953
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Benjamin Thomas Harris, 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 while serving with the 7th Infantry Division, in Korea, in 1953.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    17th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 728 (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 Silver Star to Colonel (Infantry) Benjamin Thomas Harris, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving while serving as Commanding Officer of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1953. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Harris, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    December 1956 – July 1963
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 37 (August 9, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Benjamin Thomas Harris, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from December 1956 to July 1963.