Stilwell, Richard Giles "Vinegar Joe"

Date of birth:: February 24th, 1917 (Buffalo/New York, United States)
Date of death:: December 25th, 1991 (Falls Church/Virginia, United States)
Buried on:: United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
Plot: XVIII. Row: D. Grave: 37.
Service number:: 0-21085
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Colonel
Unit:: G-3, HQ, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1945

"Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Richard Giles Stilwell (ASN: 0-21085), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as G-3, 90th Infantry Division, during World War II."

Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 73

Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:: Colonel
Unit:: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1953

"Colonel (Infantry) Richard Giles Stilwell (ASN: 0-21085), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as Commanding Officer, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in Korea."

Headquarters, 3d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 20

Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

Period:: Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Rank:: Major General
Unit:: Military Assistance Command Vietnam, U.S. Army
Awarded on:: August 27th, 1965

"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Richard Giles Stilwell (ASN: 0-21085), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Chief of Staff, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, during the period from April 1963 to July 1965."

Department of the Army, General Orders No. 29

Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

Period:: Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Rank:: Major General
Awarded on:: September 14th, 1967

"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Richard Giles Stilwell (ASN: 0-21085), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility, during the period from August 1965 to July 1967."

Department of the Army, General Orders No. 36