(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Harold Roe Bull (ASN: 0-3707), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces European Theatre of Operations, from 1945 to 1946.
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Awards Received
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
Replacement and School CommandAction Date:
1942 – 1943
War Department, General Orders No. 16 (February 24, 1944)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 Harold Roe Bull (ASN: 0-3707), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in positions of great responsibility as Commanding General, Replacement and School Command, and Commanding General, III Corps, from 1942 to 1943. General Bull commanded the Replacement and School Command during the period of the Army’s great need for technically trained personnel. Under his guidance and as a result of his thorough knowledge of training requirements based on the needs of the Army, the war time expansion of Army Ground Forces schools was accomplished with the highest degree of efficiency. His continued efforts contributed largely to the successful transition and modernization of doctrines and training presented in various schools. As a result of his indefatigable attention to duty and keen appreciation of the problems, Army Ground Forces training centers and service schools were able to produce trained officers and enlisted specialists of such caliber and in such numbers as to meet the most exacting combat requirements. General Bull commanded the III Corps during the period of its participation in maneuvers in the Tennessee maneuver area during the summer of 1943. As a result of his superb leadership and brilliant tactical intelligence, the III Corps was welded into a highly trained, efficient, and aggressive ground organization.
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Army Distinguished Service Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
4th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1944 – 1945
War Department, General Orders No. 67 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Harold Roe Bull (ASN: 0-3707), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Supreme Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Force, from 1944 to 1945.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
4th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1944 – 1945
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Harold Roe Bull (ASN: 0-3707), 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 as Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralDivision:
4th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
September 26, 1944
United States Military Academy Register of GraduatesThe President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major General Harold Roe Bull (ASN: 0-3707), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Germany, in September 1944. The 4th Infantry Division occupied an extended front beyond the Siegfried Line and at many points repeated counterattacks were repulsed. Major General Bull daily visited these areas under artillery and mortar fire, encouraging troops and making improvements in their dispositions and positions by first-hand knowledge of the terrain. On 26 September, over protests of a Combat Team Commander, he visited leading elements of a battalion in close proximity to Brandschied, Germany, in order to secure detailed information of enemy disposition in this area. By his presence on the very front lines, Major General Bull instilled confidence in the troops. By his coolness and calmness under grave, hazardous conditions, his keen judgment and tactical sense, he improved immensely the morale and tactical dispositions of the 4th Infantry Division at a critical time. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major General Bull, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.