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Eddy, Manton Sprague
Eddy, Manton Sprague
Date of birth:
May 16th, 1892 (Chicago/Illinois, United States)
Date of death:
April 10th, 1962 (Fort Benning/Georgia, United States)
Buried on:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 3. Grave: 2502-1 R.
Nationality:
American
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
HQ
,
9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For action performed in the period of 24-26 June 1945 in the capture of Cherbourgh/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France.
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
HQ
,
9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
Headquarters, 3d Army, General Orders No. 115
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
HQ
,
XII Corps
,
Third Army
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
War Department, General Orders No. 1
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
HQ
,
XII Corps
,
Third Army
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945
War Department, General Orders No. 74 (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit - US Military
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
HQ
,
XII Corps
,
Third Army
,
U.S. Army
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
HQ
,
9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"
,
U.S. Army
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
HQ
,
9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"
,
U.S. Army
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
Commanding General
,
HQ
,
9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"
,
U.S. Army
Commandeur in de Leopoldsorde / Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
HQ
,
XII Corps
,
Third Army
,
U.S. Army
Medal "Za boyeviye zaslugi"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major General
Unit:
HQ
,
XII Corps
,
Third Army
,
U.S. Army
Legion of Merit - US Military
Rank:
Lieutenant General
Second LoM received as Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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Manton Sprague Eddy, Lieutenant General, United States Army
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