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Upton
Birnie
, Jr.
July 7, 1877

–

October 15, 1957

Upton Birnie graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1900. He retired as a Major General in 1938 after serving from 1934 to 1938 as Chief of Field Artillery.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Operations Section, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 27 (1920)

    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 (Field Artillery) Upton Birnie, Jr., 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. As principal assistant in the Operations Section, General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Colonel Birnie has by his thorough military knowledge, loyalty, and devotion to duty materially assisted in attaining the success of that section of the General Staff.