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Wendell
Harrison
Gilbert

Born:

, 

Tennessee

Wendell Gilbert graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1954. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Wendell Harrison Gilbert, 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 Commanding Officer, 5th Battalion, 81st Airborne Artillery, Germany, from 1969 to 1970.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1981
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Wendell Harrison Gilbert, 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 Chief of Staff, FIRST Army, in 1981.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Wendell Harrison Gilbert, 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 Battalion Commander, 40th Field Artillery, and with the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1970 to 1971.