Yeager, Walter B.
- Date of birth:
- July 30th, 1905
- Date of death:
- August 24th, 1977
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Promotions:
January 12th, 1924: Private;
?: Corporal;
April 27th, 1932: 2nd Lieutenant;
May 21st, 1935: 1st Lieutenant;
February 20th, 1940: Captain;
February 1st, 1942: Major;
October 24th, 1942: Lieutenant Colonel;
?: Major General.
Career:
January 12th, 1924 - January 11th, 1928: US Naval Reserve;
April 9th, 1928 - January 8th, 1932: US Marine Corps;
1958-1958: Commanding Officer, 10th Mountain Division
?: Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 349th Infantry Regiment;
?: Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment.
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Citation unavailable.
Headquarters, 88th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 38
- Rank:
- Major General
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1962
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during the period June 1957 to May 1962."
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 33.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Citation unavailable.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- Executive Officer, 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division "Blue Devils" U.S. Army
Sources
- Photo 1: Carolyn Strand
- - WALLACE, J. E., The Blue Devil 'Battle Mountain' Regiment in Italy, The Battery Press, Nashville, United States, 1981.
- Campbell, J.P. (editor), History of the 351st Infantry Regiment in World War II, July 1942 to July 1945, 351st Infantry Regimental Information and Education Office, Printed in Italy (official electronic file)
- Walter Yeager - Recipient - DSM
- Walter Yeager - Recipient - SSM
- U. S. Army Register, Volumes 2-3, United States. Adjutant-General's Office U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948
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