(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Signal Corps) John Eugene Kelsey (ASN: 0-21061), 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 Signal Officer, TWENTY FOURTH Corps and Army Forces Korea, from 1945 to 1947.
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Awards Received
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Brigadier GeneralDivision:
Strategic Communications Command, EuropeAction Date:
July 1965 – July 1968
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 44 (August 22, 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 Brigadier General John Eugene Kelsey (ASN: 0-21061), 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, Strategic Communications Command, Europe, during the period from July 1965 through July 1968.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Signal Corps)Regiment:
Joint Support CommandDivision:
Fort RitchieAction Date:
1964 – 1965
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Signal Corps) John Eugene Kelsey (ASN: 0-21061), 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 as Commanding Officer, Joint Support Command, Fort Ritchie, from 1964 to 1965.