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Gordon
Russell
Young

Gordon Young 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

    Division:

    Fort Belvoir, Virginia

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 98 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Gordon Russell Young (ASN: 0-3531), 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 General, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Gordon Russell Young (ASN: 0-3531), 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 Chief Engineer, Caribbean Defense Command, from 1942 to 1943.