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Charles
Gardiner
Helmick
1892-07-07

–

1991-12-19

Born:

Fort Sherman

, 

Idaho

Home:

Boston

, 

Massachusetts

Charles Helmick graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1913. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    V Corps Artillery

    Action Date:

    June 6, 1944
    Headquarters, V Corps, General Orders No. 2A (June 20, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Charles Gardiner Helmick (ASN: 0-3606), United States Army, for gallantry in action while attached to Headquarters, V Corps, on the coast of France, on 6 June 1944. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    15th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    April 14, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 2 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain (Field Artillery) Charles G. Helmick (ASN: 0-3606), United States Army, is cited for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Captain Helmick distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Battery B, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Bannoncourt, France, 14 April 1918, and by his brilliant leadership.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    December 1944 – May 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 83 (October 2, 1945)

    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 Brigadier General Charles Gardiner Helmick (ASN: 0-3606), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as V Corps Artillery Commander during the campaigns of Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe, December 1944 to May 1945.