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Walter
MacRae
Vann

Born:

, 

North Carolina

Walter Vann graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1939. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Action Date:

    1967 – 1968
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Walter MacRae Vann (ASN: 0-21812), 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 from 1967 to 1968.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Action Date:

    May 1964 – August 1965
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 35 (October 27, 1965)

    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 Colonel Walter MacRae Vann (ASN: 0-21812), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from May 1964 to August 1965.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    European Command

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Walter MacRae Vann (ASN: 0-21812), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, European Command, from 1968 to 1971.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Regiment:

    52d Artillery Brigade

    Action Date:

    1965 – 1967
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Walter MacRae Vann (ASN: 0-21812), 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 Commanding General, 52d Artillery Brigade, from 1965 to 1967.