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Frank
Albert
Allen
Jr.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 150 (1952)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Frank Albert Allen, Jr. (ASN: 0-7415), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    July 1, 1950 – February 20, 1951
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 28 (March 13, 1952)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Frank Albert Allen, Jr. (ASN: 0-7415), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in Korea from 1 July 1950 to 20 February 1951.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 144 (1950)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Frank Albert Allen, Jr. (ASN: 0-7415), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Division:

    1st Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 1st Armored Division, General Orders No. 52 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Frank Albert Allen, Jr. (ASN: 0-7415), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 1st Armored Division during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry), [then Brigadier General]

    Action Date:

    September 1944 to July 1945
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 5 (October 7, 1947)

    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 (Cavalry), [then Brigadier General] Frank Albert Allen, Jr. (ASN: 0-7415), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from September 1944 to July 1945. (This award supersedes the award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Allen, for service from 28 September 1944 to 26 May 1945, as published in General Orders 107, Headquarters European Theater of Operations, 4 June 1945.)