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Ernest
Victor
Holmes
1903-07-07

–

1990-10-29

Born:

, 

Iowa

Ernest Holmes graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1925. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    1st Cavalry Division

    Action Date:

    1949 – 1951
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Ernest Victor Holmes, 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 with the 1st Cavalry Division, in Korea, from 1949 to 1951.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Armed Forces Pacific Ocean Areas

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1946
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Ernest Victor Holmes, 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 G-3, Armed Forces Pacific Ocean Areas, from 1944 to 1946.