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Eugene
Shirer
Witherspoon

Born:

, 

South Carolina

Eugene Witherspoon graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1961. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1995
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Eugene Shirer Witherspoon, United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States culminating as Commander, U.S. Engineer Lower Mississippi Valley and President Mississippi River Commission, in 1995.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1988 – 1990
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Eugene Shirer Witherspoon, 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 Chief of Staff, Engineer Center, Fort Leonard Wood, from 1988 to 1990.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1991 – 1992
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Eugene Shirer Witherspoon, United States Army, was awarded a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander, U.S. Engineer District Trans Atlantic, from 1991 to 1992.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1984 – 1986
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Eugene Shirer Witherspoon, 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 District Engineer, New Orleans, Louisiana from 1984 to 1986.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1986 – 1988
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Eugene Shirer Witherspoon, 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 Directorate of Engineering and Housing, Fort Bragg, from 1986 to 1988.