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Albert Burton graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1925. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    January 1944 – September 1945

    War Department, General Orders No. 16 (February 8, 1946)

    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 Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Albert Harvey Burton (ASN: 0-16067), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from January 1944 to September 1945. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Burton reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army.