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Ellis
Edmund
Wilhoyt
Jr.

Born:

, 

Illinois

Ellis Wilhoyt graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Corps of Engineers)

    Batallion:

    1883d Aviation Battalion

    Division:

    Burma

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major (Corps of Engineers) Ellis Edmund Wilhoyt, Jr. (ASN: 0-205963), 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 as Commanding Officer, 1883d Aviation Battalion, in Burma, from 1942 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    June 1964 – February 1967
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 16 (April 4, 1967)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Ellis Edmund Wilhoyt, Jr. (ASN: 0-205963), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from June 1964 to February 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1962 – 1964
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Ellis Edmund Wilhoyt, Jr. (ASN: 0-205963), 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 from 1962 to 1964.