(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Francis Elliott Howard (ASN: 0-16776), 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 in the Panama Canal Zone from 1939 to 1944.
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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 GeneralDivision:
Far East CommandAction Date:
May 28, 1952 – November 25, 1953
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 17 (March 8, 1954)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 Brigadier General Francis Elliott Howard (ASN: 0-16776), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with the Far East Command from 28 May 1952 to 25 November 1953.
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Legion of Merit
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Francis Elliott Howard (ASN: 0-16776), 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 during World War II.