(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool (ASN: 0-410776), 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 during World War II.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 111 (May 6, 1945) -
Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery)Action Date:
July 1963 – August 1963
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 7 (March 3, 1964)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) Jay D. Vanderpool (ASN: 0-410776), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from July 1963 to August 1963.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant ColonelAction Date:
March 1945 – May 1946
War Department, General Orders No. 95 (August 23, 1946)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 Lieutenant Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool (ASN: 0-410776), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from March 1945 to May 1946.