(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) John Marvin Williams, 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, 383d Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1946.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Action Date:
August 1961 – June 1965
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 27 (August 13, 1965)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 Colonel (Infantry) John Marvin Williams, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1961 to June 1965.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
383d Infantry RegimentDivision:
96th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 96th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 519 (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 Colonel (Infantry) John Marvin Williams, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 383d Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the Philippine Islands in 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Williams, 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.