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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) David Woodrow Hiester (ASN: 0-20191), 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 with the NINTH Corps and the EIGHTH Army, in Korea, from 1951 to 1954.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Army Ground Forces

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) David Woodrow Hiester (ASN: 0-20191), 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 G-4 Section, Headquarters, Army Ground Forces, from 1944 to 1946.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    August 1962 – March 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 18 (April 18, 1967)

    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 Brigadier General David Woodrow Hiester (ASN: 0-20191), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from August 1962 to March 1967.