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William Connor graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1936. He retired in 1966 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General. His son by the same name graduated from the Acadcemy with the Class of 1964 and earned a Silver Star in the Vietnam War.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    *** Field Artillery Observation Battalion

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    Headquarters, IX Corps, General Orders No. 3 (1951)

    (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 Mellard Connor, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of a Field Artillery Observation Battalion, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1950. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Connor, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    War Department General Staff

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1944

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) William Mellard Connor, 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 with the War Department General Staff from 1942 to 1944.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    Korean War

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) William Mellard Connor, 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 in Korea.