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John
Francis
Uncles
1898-09-18

–

1967-01-20

Born:

Chillicothe

, 

Missouri

Home:

Kansas City

, 

Missouri

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

John Uncles graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1922. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1958.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    7th Army

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 79 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General John Francis Uncles (ASN: 0-14914), 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 Commanding General of the 34th Field Artillery Brigade and later the 32nd Field Artillery Brigade from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General John Francis Uncles (ASN: 0-14914), 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 Commanding General of the 34th Field Artillery Brigade and later the 32nd Field Artillery Brigade from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    August 4, 1945 – August 31, 1958
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 32 (September 16, 1958)

    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 John Francis Uncles (ASN: 0-14914), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in duties of great responsibility from 4 August 1945 to 31 August 1958, culminating as Commanding General, SEVENTH Corps, from 1956 to 1958.