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Richard Cavazos, a Mexican-American, [6] was born on 31 January 1929, in Kingsville, Texas.His brother was former United States Secretary of Education, Lauro Cavazos. [7] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in 1951, where he played on the football team and was a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officers' Training ...
A. Herbert Abbott (British Army officer) Henry Abel Smith; Sir George Abercromby, 8th Baronet; Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair; Hugh Scarlett, 7th Baron Abinger
The order was established to recognise individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. It is a military order, and was, until recently, typically awarded to officers in command above the rank of major (or equivalent), with awards to lower ranks usually being for a high degree of gallantry, just short of deserving the ...
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the sixth largest student body in the state of ...
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom. Distinguished Service Order may also refer to: Distinguished Service Order (Argentina) Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam) Distinguished Service Order (Singapore), Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, Singapore
Pages in category "Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 774 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Earnest served from 1916 to 1947 and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, and three awards of the Bronze Star Medal. His foreign awards included the French Legion of Honor (Chevalier) and Croix de Guerre with palm, and the Distinguished Service Order from the United Kingdom.
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Odell M. Conoley (MCSN: 0–5183), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service while serving with the Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on ...