Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Peer
de Silva

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    November 1943 – August 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 83 (October 2, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Peer de Silva (ASN: 0-24000), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from November 1943 to August 1945.