(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) William Welby Beverley (ASN: 0-21107), 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 Officer, 423d Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Armored Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Awards Received
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Silver Star
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralAction Date:
October 1964 – February 1968
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 18 (April 24, 1968)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 Major General William Welby Beverley (ASN: 0-21107), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from October 1964 to February 1968.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
VIII ArmyAction Date:
1969 – 1970
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General William Welby Beverley (ASN: 0-21107), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second 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 of Staff, EIGHTH Army, from 1969 to 1970.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Batallion:
423d Field Artillery BattalionDivision:
10th Armored DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 10th Armored Division, General Orders No. 106 (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 Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) William Welby Beverley (ASN: 0-21107), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 423d Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Beverley, 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.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Batallion:
423d Field Artillery BattalionDivision:
10th Armored DivisionAction Date:
World War II
United 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 Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) William Welby Beverley (ASN: 0-21107), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 423d Field Artillery Battalion, 10th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, during World War II. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Beverley, 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.