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Cornelis
deWitt Willcox
Lang
1913-08-31

–

1993-02-12

Born:

Buffalo

, 

New York

Home:

Biltmore Forest

, 

North Carolina

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Cornelis Lang graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1935. He retired in 1966 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    September 1961 – June 1966
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 36 (August 19, 1966)

    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 Cornelis deWitt Willcox Lang (ASN: 0-19734), 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 September 1961 to June 1966.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    Artillery

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Cornelis deWitt Willcox Lang (ASN: 0-19734), 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, Division Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    24th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 29 (1945)

    (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 Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Cornelis deWitt Willcox Lang (ASN: 0-19734), United States Army, for gallantry in action as Executive Officer, Division Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Hollandia and the Philippine Islands, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Lang, 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.