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Walter Donovan was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1956, a year after his graduation of St. John’s University. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General and, for eleven years following his retirement, was a Deputy District Attorney in Sand Diego County, California.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Walter J. Donovan, Jr., 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 in the Republic of Vietnam.