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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Henry Augustus Grace, 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 Brigade Commander, The Artillery School, from 1968 to 1969.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    609th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    71st Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 71st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 62 (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 (Field Artillery) Henry Augustus Grace, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as a Forward Observer with the 609th Field Artillery Battalion, 71st Infantry 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 Second Lieutenant Grace, 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.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Henry Augustus Grace, 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 with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, from 1966 to 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Henry Augustus Grace, United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 1969 to 1970.