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Samuel
Davis
Sturgis
Jr.
1897-07-16

–

1964-07-05

Born:

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Home:

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Samuel Sturgis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1918. He retired in 1956 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    March 1952 – September 1956
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 46 (October 16, 1956)

    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 Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr. (ASN: 0-9325), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from March 1952 through September 1956.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    VI Army

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1946
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr. (ASN: 0-9325), 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 as Chief Engineer, SIXTH Army, from 1943 to 1946.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    VI Army

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Silver Star to Brigadier General Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr. (ASN: 0-9325), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Chief Engineer, SIXTH U.S. Army, in action against the enemy in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Sturgis, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    VI Army

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, SIXTH U.S. Army, General Orders No. 240 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr. (ASN: 0-9325), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Chief Engineer, SIXTH U.S. Army, in action against the enemy in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Sturgis, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1946
    War Department, General Orders No. 17 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Samuel Davis Sturgis, Jr. (ASN: 0-9325), 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 as Chief Engineer, SIXTH Army, from 1943 to 1946.