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Joseph
Barlow
Coolidge
1908-07-18

–

1987-01-07

Born:

Helena

, 

Arkansas

Home:

Helena

, 

Arkansas

Buried: 

Saratoga

, 

California

Cemetery:

Madronia Cemetery

Joseph Coolidge graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1931. He retired in 1961 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    307th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    77th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Joseph Barlow Coolidge, 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, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, in 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    XXIV Corps

    Action Date:

    1945 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Joseph Barlow Coolidge, 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-3, TWENTY-FOURTH Corps, from 1945 to 1946.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    Infantry Battalion

    Regiment:

    307th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    77th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, XXIV Corps, General Orders No. 40 (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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Joseph Barlow Coolidge, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge, 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.