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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Edward Wrenne Timberlake, 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 while serving as Commanding Officer, 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, and later as Artillery Officer, FIRST Army, from 1943 to 1945.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade

    Division:

    FIRST U.S. Army

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, FIRST U.S. Army, General Orders No. 43 (1944)

    (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 Brigadier General Edward Wrenne Timberlake, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 49th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, attached to the FIRST U.S. Army, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Timberlake, 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.