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George
Windle
Read
Jr.
1900-07-29

–

1974-12-15

Born:

Fort Grant

, 

Arizona

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

George Read retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1960.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General George Windle Read, Jr. (ASN: 0-12603), 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.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General
    War Department, General Orders No. 8 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General George Windle Read, Jr. (ASN: 0-12603), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    6th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 6th Armored Division, General Orders No. 67 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General George Windle Read, Jr. (ASN: 0-12603), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the 6th Armored Division, in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    January 1947 – July 1960
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 30 (August 12, 1960)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General George Windle Read, Jr. (ASN: 0-12603), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in duties of great responsibility from January 1947 to July 1960.