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Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    Foreign

    Rank:

    Brigadier

    Division:

    Portuguese Army

    Action Date:

    World War II

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 19 (March 11, 1948)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit, in the Degree of Commander to Brigadier Alfredo dos Santos Cintra, Portuguese Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during World War II.