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Rufus
Sumter
Bratton
1892-09-05

–

Born:

, 

South Carolina

Rufus Bratton graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1914. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Regiment:

    Special Troops

    Division:

    3d Army

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Rufus Sumter Bratton, 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, Special Troops, THIRD Army, in the European Theater of Operations from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Rufus Sumter Bratton, 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 as G-2, Headquarters, Berlin, in 1945.