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Irvine
Callander
Scudder
POW (WWI), DNB (1950)
October 9,1895

–

1950-04-04

Home:

Vicksburg

, 

Mississippi

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Irvine Scudder was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1918. He commanded the Cebu Forces in the Philippine Islands (consisting of the 82d, 83d, and 84th Infantry Regiments, which carried on guerrilla warfare against the invading Japanese until the surrender of American forces in May 1942. He spent the next three years as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese. He died in 1950 while serving as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Irvine Callander Scudder, 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 during World War II.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    34th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    7th Division

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Pacific, General Orders No. 17 (1946)

    (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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Irvine Callander Scudder, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 34th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Scudder, 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.