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Harry
Clay
Mewshaw
1894-07-01

–

1984-04-06

Born:

, 

Maryland

Home:

Baltimore

, 

Maryland

Buried: 

Edgefield

, 

South Carolina

Cemetery:

Edgefield Village Cemetery

Harry Mewshaw graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1918. He retired in 1954 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    III Corps

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Harry C. Mewshaw, 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 Chief of Staff, THIRD Corps, from 1942 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Division:

    III Corps

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, III Corps, General Orders No. 71 (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 Colonel (Cavalry) Harry Clay Mewshaw, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Chief of Staff of the THIRD U.S. Army Corps, 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 Colonel Mewshaw, 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.