Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Philip
A.
Leighton

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Chemical Warfare Service)

    Action Date:

    March 1943 – May 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 (Chemical Warfare Service) Philip A. Leighton (ASN: 0-514210), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from March 1943 to May 1945.