(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Louis Aleck Craig (ASN: 0-3575), 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 Commanding General of the 9th Infantry Division from 1944 to 1945.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
9th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1944 – 1945
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Louis Aleck Craig (ASN: 0-3575), 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 General of the 9th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
9th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, VII Corps, General Orders No. 44 (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 Major General Louis Aleck Craig (ASN: 0-3575), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General of the 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major General Craig, 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.