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Charles
Douglas
Herron
March 13, 1877

–

April 24, 1977

Cemetery:

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles Herron graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1899. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General and was recalled to service in World War II. In 1947 he was promoted to General on the retired list in recognition of his superior service during World War II.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    War Department

    Action Date:

    February 1945 – December 1946
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 14 (March 4, 1949)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Charles Douglas Herron (ASN: 0-777), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff U.S. Army in the War Department from February 1945 to December 1946.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1921)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Field Artillery) Charles Douglas Herron (ASN: 0-777), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, as Chief of Staff, 78th Division, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.