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Richard
Emmel
Nugent
December 12, 1902

–

November 5, 1979

Born:

Altoona

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

, 

Pennsylvania

Buried: 

Palm Bay

, 

Florida

Cemetery:

Fountainhead Memorial Park

Richard Nugent graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1924. He retired in 1951 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.

Awards Received

  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Action Date:

    1950 – 1950
    Department of the Air Force, General Orders No. 54 (1951)

    (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 Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force) to Lieutenant General Richard Emmel Nugent (ASN: 0-15664/57A), United States Air Force, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Office of the Director of Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1951. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Nugent culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country and his dedicated contributions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    9th Air Force

    Action Date:

    1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Richard Emmel Nugent (ASN: 0-15664/57A), 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 Deputy Chief of Staff for the NINTH Air Force in 1944. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Nugent and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    29th Tactical Air Command

    Action Date:

    September 1944 – March 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 48 (June 23, 1945)

    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 Brigadier General Richard Emmel Nugent (ASN: 0-15664/57A), United States Army Air Forces, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General 29th Tactical Air Command in the European Theater of Operations from September 1944 to March 1945. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Nugent and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.