Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Dental Corps)

    Action Date:

    May 1956 – November 1964

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 40 (December 11, 1964)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Dental Corps) Edmund H. Van Devort, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from May 1956 to November 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from 22 May 1956 to 10 June 1959, as announced in General Orders Number 125, Headquarters, United States Army Training Center, Infantry, Fort Dix, New Jersey, dated 10 June 1959.]