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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Charles Parsons Nicholas (ASN: 0-16080), 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 the War Department General Staff from 1943 to 1946.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    U.S. Military Academy

    Action Date:

    June 1948 – September 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 46 (October 26, 1967)

    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 Colonel Charles Parsons Nicholas (ASN: 0-16080), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Professor of Math and Department Head at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during the period from June 1948 to September 1967.