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Orville
Ernest
Walsh
1897-10-20

–

1983-10-10

Born:

, 

Ohio

Orville Walsh graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of November 1918. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1943
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Orville Ernest Walsh (ASN: 0-12094), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in 1943.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)
    War Department, General Orders No. 26 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Orville Ernest Walsh (ASN: 0-12094), 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1940 – 1942
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Orville Ernest Walsh (ASN: 0-12094), 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 from 1940 to 1942.