(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Edgar Bergman Colladay, Jr. (ASN: 0-24968), 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 as Professor of Military Science at San Jose State University, from 1967 to 1972.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)Regiment:
HeadquartersDivision:
Army Forces Far EastAction Date:
1952 – 1954
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Edgar Bergman Colladay, Jr. (ASN: 0-24968), 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 with the G-1 (Personnel) Section, Headquarters, Army Forces Far East, from 1952 to 1954.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major (Field Artillery)Batallion:
329th Field Artillery BattalionDivision:
85th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 85th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 5 (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 Major (Field Artillery) Edgar Bergman Colladay, Jr. (ASN: 0-24968), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 329th Field Artillery Battalion, 85th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Italy, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Colladay, 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.