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Richard
John
Meyer

Born:

, 

New York

Richard Meyer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    May 1958 – February 1968
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 15 (April 8, 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 Major General Richard John Meyer (ASN: 0-19147), 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 May 1958 to February 1968.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Signal Corps)

    Batallion:

    57th Signal Battalion

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Signal Corps) Richard John Meyer (ASN: 0-19147), 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 Officer, 57th Signal Battalion, in Italy, from 1941 to 1944.