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Clarence
Charles
Williams
November 8, 1869

–

June 13, 1958

Cemetery:

Hamilton Cemetery

Clarence Williams graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1894. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General in 1930.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    6th Artillery Regiment

    Action Date:

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

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery)Clarence Charles Williams, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action while serving with the 6th Artillery Regiment in the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, 22 June to 17 July 1898.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Ordnance Department, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 12 (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 Major General Clarence Charles Williams, 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 an officer of high professional attainments, who rendered particularly valuable services in the organization of the Ordnance Department of the American Expeditionary Forces and exhibited unusual ability in arranging for the procurement of ordnance material and ammunition for the American Army in Europe.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1943

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Clarence Charles Williams, 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 in 1942 and 1943.