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Vernon
Edwin
Prichard
DNB (1949)
1892-01-25

–

1949-07-10

Born:

, 

Iowa

Vernon Prichard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1915. He was a U.S. Army Major General when he died in an automobile accident in 1949.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    1st Armored Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 39 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Vernon E. Prichard (ASN: 0-3882), 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 as Commanding General, 1st Armored Division, from 1944 to 1945.