(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General] Frank Dorn (ASN: 0-15278), 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 China Training & Combat Command, during the period from 1943 to 1945.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Brigadier GeneralDivision:
China-Burma-India TheaterAction Date:
April 23, 1942
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces, China-Burma-India, General Orders No. 7 (1942)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Frank Dorn (ASN: 0-15278), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces U.S. China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, in action against the enemy in Burma, on 23 April 1942. During an attack by the Chinese 200th Division on Japanese positions at Taunggyi, Burma, Brigadier General Dorn assisted the Chinese soldiers to hold off a group of Japanese in the jungle. He voluntarily exposed himself to great danger on the front lines which were under severe enemy fire. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Dorn, 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.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General]Division:
China Training & Combat CommandAction Date:
April – October, 1944
War Department, General Orders No. 104 (September 13, 1946), Corrected by G.O. No. 25 (1947)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 (Field Artillery), [then Brigadier General] Frank Dorn (ASN: 0-15278), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General China Training & Combat Command, during the period from April to October 1944. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Dorn reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army.