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Ralph
Thomas
Nelson

Born:

, 

Indiana

Ralph Nelson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    June 1955 – June 1962
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 40 (July 18, 1962)

    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 Ralph Thomas Nelson (ASN: 0-17308), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period June 1955 to June 1962.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Signal Corps)

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    1953
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Signal Corps) Ralph Thomas Nelson (ASN: 0-17308), 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 Signal Officer, EIGHTH Army, in Korea in 1953.