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Dawson
Olmstead
1884-05-21

–

1965-09-02

Born:

, 

Pennsylvania

Dawson Olmstead graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1906. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 71 (1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Dawson Olmstead (ASN: 0-2140), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 1941 to 1943.