(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Charles David Daniel, 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, 3d Brigade, and later as Commanding Officer, Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Second Lieutenant (Infantry)Regiment:
66th Infantry RegimentDivision:
71st Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 71st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 18 (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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Charles David Daniel, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with an Infantry Company of the 66th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Second Lieutenant Daniel, 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.
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Legion of Merit
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Charles David Daniel, 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 Commanding Officer, 3d Brigade, and later as Commanding Officer, Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.