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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major General Charles Harrison Corlett (ASN: 0-3746), United States Army, for gallantry in action as Commanding General of the 7th Infantry Division on Kwajalein Island on 4 February 1944.
Oakes married Margaret Disoway McKinley, a great-niece of former U.S. President William McKinley, in 1932. [10] The couple had two sons and two daughters. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Their son John Hawley Oakes (30 March 1934 – 23 May 2012) was a 1956 Military Academy graduate and artillery officer who retired from the Army as a colonel.
In July 1969 following the retirement of Air Force Chief of Staff General John P. McConnell, Ryan was appointed by President Richard Nixon as Chief of Staff of The United States Air Force in August 1969. One of the more controversial moves of his tenure was the disbandment of the U.S. Air Force Pipes and Drums, the only free-standing, full-time ...
He received two Bronze Stars for Valor for his service in Vietnam and held commands in the 7th Infantry Division and 101st Airborne. From 1971 to 1972, Dawkins, while a lieutenant colonel , was the commander of the 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry , 2nd Infantry Division , Camp Hovey , Korea.
Inspiration for the character of Captain John Miller in Saving Private Ryan [2] General William Westmoreland USA (1935) Commander of US forces in Vietnam, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; father James R. (1900) served as chairman of the board of Visitors in the 1940s and son James A. graduated in 1961 (attended one year, USMA graduate)
Major General Carl L. Phinney [2] 1980 Major General Harley B. West [2] 1980 Captain Henry T. Waskow: Battle of San Pietro Infine [2] 1980 Lieutenant Jack L. Knight: Medal of Honor, Texas Legislative Medal of Honor [2] 1981 Lieutenant General (Brevet) Clayton P. Kerr [2] 1981 Lieutenant General (Brevet) Everett Selden Simpson [2] 1981
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The 7th Infantry Division is an active duty infantry division of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord charged with sustaining the combat readiness of two Stryker brigade combat teams (BCT), a combat aviation brigade, and a Division Artillery Unit, as well as participating in several yearly partnered exercises and operations in support of U.S. Army Pacific and the Indo ...