Carlyle Wash graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1913. He died in an air crash in 1943 while serving as a U.S. Army Air Forces Brigadier General.
Sponsored by:
Carlyle
Hilton
Wash
DNB (1943)
Born:
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Minnesota
Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Army Air ForcesRank:
Brigadier GeneralAction Date:
1942 – 1943
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Carlyle Hilton Wash, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding General of the II Air Support Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1942 to 1943. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Wash and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.