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Edwin
Walter
Richardson
1978-07-14

–

1978-01-13

Born:

Westbrook

, 

Maine

Home:

Westbrook

, 

Maine

Buried: 

Fort Sheridan

, 

Illinois

Cemetery:

Fort Sheridan Cemetery

Edwin Richardson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Korean Military Advisor Group

    Action Date:

    1951 – 1953
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Edwin Walter Richardson, 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 with Korean Military Advisor Group, in Korea, from 1951 to 1953.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    Headquarters

    Division:

    V Army

    Action Date:

    1965 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Edwin Walter Richardson, 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 Headquarters, FIFTH Army, from 1965 to 1967.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    Infantry Battalion

    Division:

    36th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Edwin Walter Richardson, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 36th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy at the Rapido River in Italy, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Richardson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.