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Joseph
Vincil
Phelps
1898-08-27

–

1981-07-17

Born:

Salisbury

, 

Missouri

Home:

Salisbury

, 

Missouri

Buried: 

St. Michaels

, 

Maryland

Cemetery:

Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery

Joseph Phelps graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He retired in 1949 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    17th Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Joseph Vincil Phelps, 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, 17th Airborne Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    Division Artillery

    Division:

    17th Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 17th Airborne Division, General Orders No. 38 (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 Brigadier General Joseph Vincil Phelps, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding General, Division Artillery, 17th Airborne Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Brigadier General Phelps, 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.