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Richard
Pressly
Scott

Born:

, 

New York

Home:

Butler

, 

Pennsylvania

Richard Scott graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He retired in 1968 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Cavalry)

    Division:

    10th Armored Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 10th Armored Division, General Orders No. 174 (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 (Cavalry) Richard Pressly Scott (ASN: 0-23787), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Scott, 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 (Cavalry)

    Division:

    VIII Army

    Action Date:

    1963 – 1965
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Richard Pressly Scott (ASN: 0-23787), 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 G-4 (Logistics), EIGHTH Army, from 1963 to 1965.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Military Academy

    Action Date:

    1965 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Richard Pressly Scott (ASN: 0-23787), 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 Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, from 1965 to 1967.