George Wahl graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. He retired in 1949 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.
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George Wahl graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. He retired in 1949 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) George Douglas Wahl, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Chateau-Thierry, France during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Wahl, 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.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General George Douglas Wahl, 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, 79th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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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 (Field Artillery) George Douglas Wahl, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Blanc Mont, France, 3 – 11 October 1918, in making reconnaissances of the forward positions under severe shell and machine gun fire. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Wahl, 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.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) George Douglas Wahl, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Soissons, France during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Wahl, 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.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) George Douglas Wahl, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Blanc Mont, France during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Wahl, 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.