Landrum, Eugene Manuel, Sr.

Date of birth:: February 6th, 1891 (Pensacola/Florida, United States)
Date of death:: July 24th, 1967 (Springfield/Illinois, United States)
Buried on:: San Francisco National Cemetery
Plot: DE. Grave: 17-A.
Service number:: 0-4570
Nationality:: American

Biography

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Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Brigadier General
Unit:: 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1943
Awarded for:: Operation Landcrab

"Brigadier General Eugene Manuel Landrum (ASN: 0-4570), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War II."

War Department, General Orders No. 14

Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

Distinguished Service Medal - Navy/USMC

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Temporary Brigadier General
Unit:: 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet", U.S. Army
Awarded on:: 1943
Awarded for:: Operation Landcrab

"In recognition for leadership in the Attu campaign"

Received at his quarters on the Aleuthian Islands.

Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

Period:: Korean War (1950-1953)
Rank:: Colonel
Unit:: Chief of Staff, Eighth Army, U.S. Army
Awarded on:: February 7th, 1951

"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 Colonel Eugene Manuel Landrum (ASN: 0-4570), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 18 July to 3 September 1950."

Department of the Army: General Orders No. 4
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Second DSM received as Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.