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Alexander
Mulqueen
Weyand
1928-11-11

–

2011-05-21

Born:

Philadelphia

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

Cornwall-on-Hudson

, 

New York

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Alexander Weyand graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1951. He retired in 1985 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

Awards Received

  • Defense Superior Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1977 – 1980
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in awarding the Defense Superior Service Medal to Lieutenant General Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Commanding General, Allied Command Europe, Mobile Force, Germany, from 1977 to 1980. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Weyand reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1964 – 1966
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, 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 in the Office of Personnel Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel, Department of the Army, from 1964 to 1966.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1972
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff and later as Commanding Officer, 2d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, from 1969 to 1972.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    279th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    45th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    Korean War
    Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 326 (1952)

    (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) Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with an Infantry Company of the 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea, in 1952. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Weyand, 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.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1980 – 1985
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division, and later as Commanding General, U.S. Army, Japan, from 1980 to 1985.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Alexander Mulqueen Weyand, 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 as Battalion Commander, 173d Airborne Brigade, and Senior Advisor, 24th STZ, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1968 to 1969.