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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Evans Drake, 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 Senior Advisor, National Defense College, Republic of Vietnam, from 1969 to 1970.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Armor)

    Regiment:

    31st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, X Corps, General Orders No. 74 (1950)

    (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 Captain (Armor) Robert Evans Drake, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of a Tank Company attached to the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, action against the enemy near the Changjin Reservoir in Korea, in 1950. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Drake, 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:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1972 – 1973
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Evans Drake, 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 the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of the Army, from 1972 to 1973.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Armor)

    Regiment:

    31st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Armor) Robert Evans Drake, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of a Tank Company attached to the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, action against the enemy in Korea, in 1951. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Drake, 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.