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Gerald
Alford
Counts
1895-09-24

–

1964-07-30

Born:

, 

Texas

Gerald Counts graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of August 1917. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    August 1945 – September 30, 1959
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 38 (October 12, 1959)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Gerald Alford Counts, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1945 to 30 September 1959.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Gerald Alford Counts, 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 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1944
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Gerald Alford Counts, 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 from 1943 to 1944.