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Walter
Clement
Stanton
1902-11-12

–

1986-01-28

Born:

, 

New York

Walter Stanton graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1926. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    VIII Corps

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Walter Clement Stanton, 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 Deputy Chief of Staff, EIGHTH Corps, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    July 1946 – February 1947
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 35 (May 24, 1948)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) Walter Clement Stanton, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1946 to February 1947. (So much of par. 1, sec. XI, General Orders 25, Department of the Army, 1947, as pertains to the award of the Army Commendation Ribbon to Colonel Stanton, for service during the same period, is rescinded.)