(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Edward Gustave Aaron Chalgren, 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, 3d Battalion, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)Batallion:
3d BattalionRegiment:
305th Infantry RegimentDivision:
77th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 77th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 208 (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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Edward Gustave Aaron Chalgren, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Chalgren, 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.
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Legion of Merit
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United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
HeadquartersDivision:
Continental Army CommandAction Date:
1966 – 1968
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Edward Gustave Aaron Chalgren, 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 with Headquarters, Continental Army Command, from 1966 to 1968.