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Gabriel
Alexander
Ivan
1919-01-01

–

2010-05-29

Born:

Jessup

, 

Pennsylvania

Home:

New Brunswick

, 

New Jersey

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Gabriel Ivan graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. Following the war he graduated from Harvard Law School and served as assistant to Secretary of Army Stevens and was on the courtroom counsel team in the McCarthy-Army hearings. He retuned to infantry serving in Korea and additional assignments throughout the States and in Europe including his last assignment as Professor of Military Science at the University of Richmond between 1969 and 1973. He retired in 1971 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    University of Richmond

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Gabriel Alexander Ivan (ASN: 0-25865), 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 Professor of Military Science and Tactics, University of Richmond, from 1969 to 1971.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    101st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 26th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 115 (1945)

    (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 Captain (Infantry) Gabriel Alexander Ivan (ASN: 0-25865), United States Army, for gallantry in action, while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Company of the 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Ivan, 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.