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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General William Elgie Carraway, 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 in Korea from 1951 to 1953.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    261st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    65th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) William Elgie Carraway, 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 Commanding Officer, 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1944

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) William Elgie Carraway, 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 1942 to 1944.