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William Hamlin graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    December 1952 – September 1962

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 60 (October 12, 1962)

    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 William Darwin Hamlin (ASN: 0-17619), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period December 1952 to September 1962.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Signal Corps)

    Division:

    Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Signal Corps) William Darwin Hamlin (ASN: 0-17619), 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 Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force , from 1943 to 1944.