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Robert
Heber
Van Volkenburgh
1890-02-05

–

1972-03-06

Born:

, 

Michigan

Robert Van Volkenburgh graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1913. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    40th Coast Artillery Brigade

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1944
    War Department, General Orders No. 82 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Robert Heber Van Volkenburgh (ASN: 0-3549), 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 Officer, 40th Coast Artillery Brigade, from 1941 to 1944.