(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel Calhoun J. Killeen, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat “V” for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, Second Battalion, Twelfth Marines, THIRD Marine Division, in the Republic of Vietnam from July 1968 to October 1969.
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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United States Marine CorpsRank:
Major GeneralAction Date:
June 1981 – May 1982
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Calhoun J. Killeen, United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; and as Deputy Commander Marine Corps Bases, Pacific, from June 1981 to May 1982.