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Robert
Henry
Stumpf
1915-09-01

–

1971-11-23

Born:

Barberton

, 

Ohio

Home:

Barberton

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Robert Stumpf graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Allied Mission to Greece

    Action Date:

    1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Henry Stumpf, United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster 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 with the Allied Mission to Greece in 1946.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    391st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Henry Stumpf, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 391st Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division; and later as Commanding Officer, 424th Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    391st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    9th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 111 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Robert Henry Stumpf, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 391st Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Stumpf, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1964 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Robert Henry Stumpf, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1964 to 1967.