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Washington
Mackey
Ives
Jr.
1903-01-23

–

1970-06-22

Born:

, 

Florida

Home:

Lake City

, 

Florida

Buried: 

San Antonio

, 

Texas

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

Washington Ives graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924. During combat in the Pacific in World War II he proved his innovativeness by calling in evacuation planes for some of his wounded by using a war correspondent Eric Sevaried’s radio broadcasts. He retired in 1954 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    1st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    6th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1945 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Washington Mackey Ives, Jr., 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, 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division from 1945 to 1946.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1951 – 1953
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Washington Mackey Ives, Jr., United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of a unit of the Far East Command in Korea from 1951 to 1953.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    20th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    6th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 6th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 28 (1944)

    (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) Washington Mackey Ives, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in New Guinea in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1943 and 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Ives, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1949 – 1951
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Washington Mackey Ives, Jr., 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 from 1949 to 1951.