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Ernest Bixby graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He retired in 1955 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    4th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 4th Armored Division, General Orders No. 17 (1944)

    (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 Brigadier General Ernest Aaron Bixby, United States Army, for gallantry action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 4th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Bixby, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    90th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 339 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star to Brigadier General Ernest Aaron Bixby, United States Army, for gallantry action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 4th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Bixby, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    4th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Headquarters, 4th Armored Division, General Orders No. 71 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Brigadier General Ernest Aaron Bixby, United States Army, for gallantry action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 4th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Bixby, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    90th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Ernest Aaron Bixby, 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 General, Division Artillery, 90th Infantry Division from 1944 to 1945.