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Andy
Archer
Lipscomb
1916-07-25

–

2000-12-06

Born:

, 

Alabama

Home:

Bessemer

, 

Alabama

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Andy Lipscomb graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1938. He retired in 1968 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    311th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Andy Archer Lipscomb (ASN: 0-21333), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Soldier’s Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, during World War II.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    311th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 78th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 100 (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 (Infantry) Andy Archer Lipscomb (ASN: 0-21333), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Lipscomb, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    Yukon Command

    Action Date:

    1963 – 1965
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Andy Archer Lipscomb (ASN: 0-21333), 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 Commanding General, Yukon Command, from 1963 to 1965.

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    311th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    78th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    February 6, 1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Andy Archer Lipscomb (ASN: 0-21333), United States Army, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    11th Infantry Brigade

    Action Date:

    January 1966 – 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 Andy Archer Lipscomb (ASN: 0-21333), 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, 11th Infantry Brigade, in the Republic of Vietnam, during the period from January 1966 through July 1968. [This award supersedes award of the Legion of Merit (First Oak Leaf Cluster) awarded to General Lipscomb for meritorious service during the period March 1967 to March 1968, as announced in Department of the Army General Orders Number 1076, Headquarters, United States Army, Vietnam, APO San Francisco 96375, dated 11 March 1968.]