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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Charles Marsden Duke (ASN: 0-21753), 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 Logistics Division, Tokyo, Japan, from 1945 to 1946.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    U.S. Army, Vietnam

    Action Date:

    January 1, 1967 – May 1968
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 50 (September 26, 1968)

    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 Major General Charles Marsden Duke (ASN: 0-21753), 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, Troops, U.S. Army Vietnam, during the period from January 1967 through May 1968. [This award supersedes award of the Legion of Merit (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to General Duke for meritorious services during the period January 1967 to May 1968 as announced in General Orders Number 2028, Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam, dated 3 May 1968.]