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Basil
Dennis
Spalding
Jr.
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

New York

Basil Spalding graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    19th Artillery Group

    Division:

    Fort MacArthur

    Action Date:

    1968 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Basil Dennis Spalding, Jr. (ASN: 0-26341), United States Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 19th Artillery Group, Fort MacArthur, from 1968 to 1970.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1973
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Coast Artillery Corps) Basil Dennis Spalding, Jr. (ASN: 0-26341), United States Air Force, 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 from 1970 to 1973.