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Edgar
Thomas
Conley
April 12, 1874

–

August 20, 1956

Cemetery:

Saint Marks Episcopal Church Cemetery

Edgar Conley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1897. He retired in 1938 as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    21st Infantry Regiment

    Action Date:

    June 22 – July 17, 1898
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    First Lieutenant (Infantry) Edgar Thomas Conley, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action while serving with Company G, 21st Infantry Regiment, during the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, on 1 July 1898.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    Prisoners of War Division

    Division:

    Provost Marshal General’s Department
    War Department, General Orders No. 56 (1921)

    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 (Infantry) Edgar Thomas Conley, 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 Chief of the Prisoners of War Division, the Provost Marshal General’s Department, Colonel Conley had charge of and was responsible for all matters concerning the prisoner of war labor companies, escort companies, and inclosures. Hid sound judgment, marked ability, and devotion to duty resulted in the handling of the delicate prisoner of war questions in such a manner as to produce only commendation. His services were exceptionally valuable to the Government.