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Thomas Beck graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1933. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    8th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Herbert Beck, 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 G-3, 8th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    March 1957 – May 1963

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 26 (June 14, 1963)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Thomas Herbert Beck, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from March 1957 to May 1963.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Herbert Beck, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    28th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    8th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 105 (1945)

    (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 Colonel (Infantry) Thomas Herbert Beck, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Beck, 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.