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Hamilton
Austin
Twitchell

Born:

, 

Maine

Hamilton Twitchell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1935. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Military Assistance Advisory Group, Iran

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Hamilton Austin Twitchell (ASN: 0-19843), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Iran, from 1968 to 1971.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 74 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Hamilton Austin Twitchell (ASN: 0-19843), 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 with the G-3 Section, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force , from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    VII Army

    Action Date:

    September 1964 – December 1966
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 12 (March 17, 1967)

    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 Major General Hamilton Austin Twitchell (ASN: 0-19843), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Staff, SEVENTH Army, during the period from September 1964 to December 1966.