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Onslow
Sherburne
Rolfe
January 16, 1895

–

January 29, 1985

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Onslow Rolfe 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

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    7th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 14 – 15, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 116 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Infantry) Onslow Sherburne Rolfe, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fossoy, France, July 14 – 15, 1918. During the heavy enemy bombardment proceeding the second battle of the Marne, Captain Rolfe, regimental intelligence officer, voluntarily carried an important message, in full view of the enemy, across an open field to the support and reserve battalions for the purpose of bringing up reinforcements.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    71st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1945 – 1946
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Onslow Sherburne Rolfe (ASN: 0-8637), 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 Assistant Commanding General, 71st Infantry Division, from 1945 to 1946.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    September 27, 1952 – May 6, 1954
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 35 (May 13, 1954)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Onslow Sherburne Rolfe (ASN: 0-8637), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 27 September 1952 to 6 May 1954.