(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Howard Ker (ASN: 0-15518), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Engineer, EIGHTH Army in Korea, from 1953 to 1954.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Division:
Engineer SchoolAction Date:
1942 – 1944
Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Howard Ker (ASN: 0-15518), 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 Executive Officer of the Engineer School from 1942 to 1944.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Action Date:
1944 – 1945
Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Howard Ker (ASN: 0-15518), 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 of an Engineer Brigade from 1944 to 1945.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 26 (May 10, 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 Howard Ker (ASN: 0-15518), 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 June 1954 to April 1962.