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Thomas
Fraley
Van Natta
, Jr.
November 25, 1880

–

April 30, 1940

Cemetery:

Fort Riley Post Cemetery

Thomas Van Natta graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1903. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    Havana, Cuba

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 124 (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 Lieutenant Colonel (Cavalry) Thomas Fraley Van Natta, 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, while serving as Military AttachŽ at Havana, Cuba.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    1913
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Cavalry) Thomas Fraley Van Natta, Jr., United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action in the expedition against the Moros in the Philippine Islands, 1913.