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Donald
Linwood
Hardy
October 14, 1908

–

July 19, 1987

Born:

Chicago

, 

Illinois

Home:

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Donald Hardy graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1932. He retired in 1965 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.

Awards Received

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    May 1964 – January 1965
    Department of the Air Force, General Orders No. GB122 (1965)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (Army Design) to Major General Donald Linwood Hardy, United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, culminating as Commander, Defense Industrial Support Center, Defense Supply Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 1964 to January 1965. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major General Hardy culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country and his dedicated contributions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Colonel (Air Corps)

    Action Date:

    1945 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Donald Linwood Hardy, 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 from 1945 to 1946. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Hardy 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:

    China-Burma-India Theater

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Air Corps) Donald Linwood Hardy, 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 in the China-Burma-India Theater, from 1944 to 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Hardy and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.