(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Charles Edward Hoy, 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, 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th 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:
Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
334th Infantry RegimentDivision:
84th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 84th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 39 (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 (Infantry) Charles Edward Hoy, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, in action in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Hoy, 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
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 10 (March 13, 1959)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Major General Charles Edward Hoy, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1947 to August 1958.