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(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.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    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.