(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Francis Marion Day, 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, 410th Field Artillery Group, from 1944 to 1945.
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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United States ArmyRank:
Brigadier GeneralRegiment:
Division ArtilleryDivision:
45th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1952 – 1953
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Francis Marion Day, 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 General, Division Artillery, 45th Infantry Division, in Korea, from 1952 to 1953.
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Legion of Merit
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United States ArmyRank:
Major GeneralAction Date:
October 21, 1953 – June 30, 1959
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 28 (July 22, 1959)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Major General Francis Marion Day, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 21 October 1953 to 30 June 1959.