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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Cavalry) Donald Henry Galloway, 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 Deputy Chief of Staff, SIXTH Corps, from 1943 to 1944.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    June 26, 1950 – December 31, 1952

    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 37 (April 29, 1953)

    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 (Cavalry) Donald Henry Galloway, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in Korea from 26 June 1950 to 31 December 1952. (This award supersedes the award of the Bronze Star Medal to Colonel Galloway, for meritorious service from 6 July 1951 to 8 May 1952, published in General Orders 20, Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Far East, 22 January 1953.)