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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General John Ter Bush Bissell, 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 General, Division Artillery, 89th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    7th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    June 1 – 2, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 8 (March 1, 1920)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry) John Ter Bush Bissell, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 7th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, 1 – 2 June 1918, while in command of a machine-gun platoon. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Bissell, 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.