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Rush
Blodget
Lincoln
1881

–

February 25, 1977

Born:

Boonesboro

, 

Iowa

Rush Lincoln enlisted in the Regular Army in 1904, advancing from private to sergeant before he accepted a commission in 1907. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he retired in 1944 as a U.S. Army Air Forces Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1940 – 1944
    War Department General Orders No. 39 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Rush Blodget Lincoln, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commandant, Air Corps Technical Schools, Chanute Field, Illinois, and later at Tulsa, Oklahoma, from 1940 to 1944. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Lincoln and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.