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Claude
Henry
Chorpening
1897-10-14

–

1997-11-06

Born:

, 

Iowa

Claude Chorpening graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of November 1918. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1943 – 1945
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Claude Henry Chorpening, 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 1943 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    April 19, 1954 – April 14, 1956
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 46 (October 16, 1956)

    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 Major General Claude Henry Chorpening, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 19 April 1954 to 14 April 1956.