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Joseph
Wilson
Byron
1892-06-03

–

1951-04-12

Born:

, 

South Dakota

Joseph Byron graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1914. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 98 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Joseph Wilson Byron (ASN: 0-484375), 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 Director of Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, from 1942 to 1945.