(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Dibble, Jr. (ASN: 0-23183), 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 Deputy J-5, Commander-in-Chief Pacific, from 1967 to 1970.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery)Regiment:
1st Aviation BrigadeAction Date:
1966 – 1967
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Dibble, Jr. (ASN: 0-23183), 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 Deputy Commander, 1st Aviation Brigade, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1967.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Field Artillery)Regiment:
1st Aviation BrigadeAction Date:
Vietnam War
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) John Dibble, Jr. (ASN: 0-23183), United States Army, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving as Deputy Commander, 1st Aviation Brigade, in the Republic of Vietnam.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Major (Field Artillery)Batallion:
705th Tank Destroyer BattalionDivision:
11th Armored DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 11th Armored Division, General Orders No. 76 (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 Major (Field Artillery) John Dibble, Jr. (ASN: 0-23183), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 11th Armored Division, 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 Major Dibble, 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.