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Edward
Leonard
King
DNB (1933)
December 3, 1873

–

December 27, 1933

Cemetery:

United States Military Academy Cemetery

Edward King graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1896. He died of a heart attack in 1933 while serving as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    11th Cavalry Regiment

    Action Date:

    1899 – 1902
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Cavalry) Edward Leonard King, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action while serving with the 11th Cavalry Regiment, during the Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    65th Infantry Brigade

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 59 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Edward Leonard King, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. General King served with marked distinction as Chief of Staff of the 28th Division. Later as Brigade Commander, he planned and directed the operations resulting in the capture by the 65th Infantry Brigade of Chateau d’Aulnois and Marcheville, where he displayed great tactical skill and demonstrated his abilities as a commander.

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    11th Cavalry

    Action Date:

    October 6, 1899
    War Department, General Orders No. 126 (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 (Cavalry) Edward Leonard King, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with 11th Cavalry, in action near Imus, Cavite Province, Philippine Islands, 6 October 1899. Captain King’s his great personal bravery in disarming a hostile Filipino saved the life of a brother officer.