(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Corps of Engineers) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), 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, 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion, from 1942 to 1943.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Regiment:
General HeadquartersDivision:
Southwest Pacific TheaterAction Date:
1943 – 1945
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Engineer Section, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Theater, from 1943 to 1945.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Division:
Mediterranean DivisionAction Date:
July 1963 – March 1966
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 15 (April 1966)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) Andrew Davis Chaffin, Jr. (ASN: 0-20153), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Engineer, Mediterranean Division, during the period from July 1963 to March 1966.