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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Commanding Officer, 25th Infantry Division Artillery, in the Republic of Vietnam from 1966 to 1968.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, 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 with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and later as Battalion Commanding Officer, 8th Field Artillery, and subsequently as Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Division Artillery, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1968.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, 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 with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and later as Battalion Commanding Officer, 8th Field Artillery, and subsequently as Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Division Artillery, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1968.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1977 – 1979
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, 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 as Deputy Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command, from 1977 to 1979.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, United States Army, was awarded a Fourth Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fifth Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Assistant Division Commander, 25th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, in 1970.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1969
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, 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 Military Assistant, Office of the Secretary of Defense, from 1968 to 1969.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, 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 with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and later as Battalion Commanding Officer, 8th Field Artillery, and subsequently as Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Division Artillery, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1968.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Division:

    25th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General John Royster Thurman, III, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Assistant Division Commander, 25th Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam, in 1970.