(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Ordnance Corps) John Ridgen Van Dickson (ASN: 0-20350), 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 Ordnance Officer, FIFTH Air Force, in the Pacific Theater of Operations, from 1942 to 1944.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Ordnance Corps) John Ridgen Van Dickson (ASN: 0-20350), 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 from 1954 to 1958.
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Legion of Merit
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Ordnance Corps) John Ridgen Van Dickson (ASN: 0-20350), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1962 to 1965.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Ordnance Corps)Division:
5th Air ForceAction Date:
1942 – 1944
War Department, General Orders No. 63 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Ordnance Corps) John Ridgen Van Dickson (ASN: 0-20350), 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 Ordnance Officer, FIFTH Air Force, in the Pacific Theater of Operations, from 1942 to 1944.