(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) William Michael Calnan (ASN: 0-26120), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Office of the Deputy Chief for Operations, Department of the Army, from 1968 to 1970.
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Awards Received
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers)Batallion:
308th Engineer Combat BattalionDivision:
83d Infantry DivisionAction Date:
January 10, 1945
Headquarters, 83d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 130 (June 14, 1945)The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) William Michael Calnan (ASN: 0-26120), United States Army, for gallantry in action and disregard for personal safety while serving with the 308th Engineer Combat Battalion, 83d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy on 10 January 1945, in Belgium. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Calnan, 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.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Division:
Military Assistance Command, VietnamAction Date:
1967 – 1968
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) William Michael Calnan (ASN: 0-26120), 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 as Senior Advisor to the 9th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division, as a member of U.S. Army Vietnam in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Corps of Engineers)Division:
Office of the Chief of Research and DevelopmentAction Date:
1964 – 1967
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) William Michael Calnan (ASN: 0-26120), 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 Office of the Chief of Research and Development from 1964 to 1967.