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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Thomas Dodson Stamps, 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 a Professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1938 to 1956.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    May 3, 1946 – July 31, 1957
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 45 (August 28, 1957) & G.O. No. 49 (1957) & G.O. No. 2 (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 Brigadier General Thomas Dodson Stamps, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 3 May 1946 to 31 July 1957, culminating as Dean of the Academic Board, U.S. Military Academy at West Point.