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James
Laffeter
Green
1905-03-14

–

1990-11-25

Born:

, 

Alabama

Home:

Birmingham

, 

Alabama

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

James Green graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1928. He retired in 1955 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1939 – 1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) James Laffeter Green, 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 from 1939 to 1942.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Batallion:

    Engineer Battalion

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1943
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (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 (Corps of Engineers) James Laffeter Green, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Staff Engineer and Commanding Officer of the Division Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at Attu, Aleutian Islands, Territory of Alaska, in 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Green, 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.