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Joseph
Adams
Baer
April 29, 1878

–

August 30, 1958

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Joseph Baer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1900. He retired in 1948 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    1907 – 1910
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Major (Cavalry) Joseph Adams Baer, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action in the expedition against the Moros in the Philippine Islands, 1907 to 1910.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1944

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Joseph Adams Baer, 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 during World War II.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    Inspector General’s Department

    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 Colonel Joseph Adams Baer, 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. During the active operations of the armies in the field in the St. Mihiel salient and in the Argonne offensive, Colonel Baer revealed marked ability in the inspection of conduct and methods and showed military tactical knowledge of a high order.