then flown to Korea to become signal officer of the U.S. IX Corps during the Naktong River battles. He was then specifically selected by General Ned Almond to be signal officer of the U.S. X Corps for the Battle of Inchon landings and operations in North Korea. Dates of rank Awards and decorations Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star Air Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Korean Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal National Defense Service Medal United Nations Service Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Overseas Service Bars References Further reading Employment of Retired Military and Civilian Personnel by Defense Industries. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1959. Wickersham, Virginia Voorheis. Interference in American Foreign Affairs by Unauthorized American Citizens. Leland Stanford Junior University, 1943. 1900 births 1977 deaths United States Army colonels United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Air Medal People from Oneida, New York