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Walter
Burnside
1900-12-29

–

1975-10-23

Born:

Lewiston

, 

Idaho

Home:

Lewiston

, 

Idaho

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Walter Burnside graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1923. He retired in 1953 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    9th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Walter Burnside, 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 while serving as Chief of Staff of the 9th Armored Division in 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    9th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    March 1945
    Headquarters, 9th Armored Division, General Orders No. 132 (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 (Cavalry) Walter Burnside, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Chief of Staff of the 9th Armored Division, during the capture of the bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany, in March 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Burnside, 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.