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Daniel
Bernard
Cullinane
Jr.
1921-01-12

–

2004-03-01

Born:

Fort Riley

, 

Kansas

Home:

, 

Rhode Island

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Daniel Cullinane graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. He retired in 1973 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    Mobility Equipment Command

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1973
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Daniel Bernard Cullinane, Jr. (ASN: 0-26145), 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 Chief of Staff, Mobility Equipment Command, from 1970 to 1973.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    Headquarters

    Division:

    I Field Force, Vietnam

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Daniel Bernard Cullinane, Jr. (ASN: 0-26145), 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 Headquarters, I Field Force Vietnam, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Batallion:

    20th Armored Infantry Battalion

    Division:

    10th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 10th Armored Division, General Orders No. 1 (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 First Lieutenant (Cavalry) Daniel Bernard Cullinane, Jr. (ASN: 0-26145), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 20th Armored Infantry Battalion, 10th 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 First Lieutenant Cullinane, 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.