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Navy Federal Credit Union
Paul
Vincent
Kane
July 19, 1892

–

July 1, 1959

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Paul Kane graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1916. He retired with disability in 1949 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    III Corps

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, III Corps, General Orders No. 6 (1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Brigadier General Paul Vincent Kane, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, THIRD U.S. Army Corps, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Kane, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    III Corps

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    War Department, General Orders No. 92 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Paul Vincent Kane, 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 Commanding General, III Corps, from 1944 to 1946.