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John
Harvey
Fye
September 15, 1894

–

December 8, 1977

Born:

Clarksburg

, 

West Virginia

Home:

Clarksburg

, 

West Virginia

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

John Fye was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of August 1917. He retired in 1953 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), [then Captain]

    Regiment:

    10th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 15 – 16, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 28 (1921)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), [then Captain] John Harvey Fye (ASN: 0-5733), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action near Greves Ferme, France, 15 – 16 July 1918, in directing the fire of the 2d Battalion, 10th Field Artillery in the face of heavy enemy artillery fire. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Fye, 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.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    212th Field Artillery Group

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Colonel (Field Artillery) John Harvey Fye (ASN: 0-5733), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 212th Field Artillery Group, attached to the 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Northern Germany, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Fye, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    212th Field Artillery Group

    Action Date:

    May – August 1943
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 46 (October 11, 1949)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) John Harvey Fye (ASN: 0-5733), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 212th Field Artillery Group, from May to August 1943.