Shepard, Whitfield Putnam
- Date of birth:
- 1894
- Date of death:
- 1993
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Legion of Merit - US Military
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier General
- Unit:
- Assistant Division Commander, HQ, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier General
- Unit:
- Assistant Division Commander, HQ, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
Second LoM received as Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Brigadier General
- Awarded on:
- 1945
War Department, General Orders No. 86
Sources
- - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
- Whitfield Shepard - Recipient -
- Shepard, Whitfield Putnam, 1894-1993 | Harry S. Truman
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