(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Edward Henry Murray (ASN: 0-25730), 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 Comptroller, Fort Gordon, from 1969 to 1971.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major (Infantry)Batallion:
Infantry BattalionRegiment:
19th Infantry RegimentDivision:
24th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
Korean War
Headquarters, 24th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 718 (1951)(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 Major (Infantry) Edward Henry Murray (ASN: 0-25730), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1951. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Murray, 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.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Division:
U.S. Army VietnamAction Date:
1966 – 1967
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Edward Henry Murray (ASN: 0-25730), 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 U.S. Army Vietnam, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1967.