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Vachel Whatley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1927. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    U.S. Armed Forces Middle Pacific

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Vachel Davis Whatley, Jr., 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 with Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces Middle Pacific, from 1944 to 1945.