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Stephen
Miles
Townsend

Born:

, 

Illinois

Stephen Townsend graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1982.

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

    Action Date:

    March 23, 1944
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 1 (March 31, 1996)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Major (Infantry) Stephen Miles Townsend, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy on 23 March 1994, while assigned to Headquarters Company, United States Army Garrison, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.