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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Charles Everett Hurdis (ASN: 0-5229), 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 while attached to Training Section, G-3 Division, War Department General Staff, in 1941.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    6th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Unites 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 Brigadier General Charles Everett Hurdis (ASN: 0-5229), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 6th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Hurdis, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    6th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, 1st Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 3 (1919)

    (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 (Field Artillery) Charles Everett Hurdis (ASN: 0-5229), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a Battery Commander in the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Hurdis, 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.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General [then Brigadier General]

    Division:

    6th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 1944 – April 1946
    War Department, General Orders No. 114 (October 1, 1946)

    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 [then Brigadier General] Charles Everett Hurdis (ASN: 0-5229), 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 of the 6th Infantry Division, during the period from February 1944 to April 1946. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Hurdis reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army.