Yeager, Walter B.
- Date of birth:
- July 30th, 1905
- Date of death:
- August 24th, 1977
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Promotions:
January 12th, 1924: Private;
?: Corporal;
April 27th, 1932: 2nd Lieutenant;
May 21st, 1935: 1st Lieutenant;
February 20th, 1940: Captain;
February 1st, 1942: Major;
October 24th, 1942: Lieutenant Colonel;
?: Major General.
Career:
January 12th, 1924 - January 11th, 1928: US Naval Reserve;
April 9th, 1928 - January 8th, 1932: US Marine Corps;
1958-1958: Commanding Officer, 10th Mountain Division
?: Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 349th Infantry Regiment;
?: Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment.
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- Rank:
- Major General
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1962
Citation:
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period June 1957 to May 1962."
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 33.
Sources
- Photo 1: Carolyn Strand
- - WALLACE, J. E., The Blue Devil 'Battle Mountain' Regiment in Italy, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1981.
- Campbell, J.P. (editor), History of the 351st Infantry Regiment in World War II, July 1942 to July 1945, 351st Infantry Regimental Information and Education Office, Printed in Italy (official electronic file)
- Walter Yeager - Recipient - DSM
- Walter Yeager - Recipient - SSM
- U. S. Army Register, Volumes 2-3, United States. Adjutant-General's Office
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948