Charles Cavender graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1923. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel
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Charles
Carlton
Cavender
POW (WWII)
1897-10-02
–
1995-08-09
Born:
,
Texas
Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Division:
Prisoner of War (Germany)Action Date:
December 1944 – May 1945
Colonel (Infantry) Charles Carlton Cavender (ASN: 0-15307), United States Army, was captured during fighting in Germany in December 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release after the end of hostilities in May 1945.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
423d Infantry RegimentDivision:
106th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1943 – 1944
Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Charles Carlton Cavender (ASN: 0-15307), 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 of the 423d Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division, from 1943 to 1944.