▁l icked ." ▁ ▁Official ▁visitors ▁were ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁superior ▁results ▁he ▁obtained . ▁Among ▁those ▁visitors ▁were ▁the ▁President , ▁the ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁and ▁various ▁general ▁officers ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁training ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁distinguished ▁British ▁leaders , ▁including ▁Anthony ▁E den . ▁ ▁While ▁Major ▁General ▁William ▁H . ▁H . ▁Morris ▁took ▁the ▁" T ig ers " ▁into ▁battle , ▁New g arden ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁command ▁and ▁train ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁played ▁key ▁roles ▁in ▁several ▁engag ements ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Pass age ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁while ▁travel ing ▁in ▁a ▁military ▁aircraft ▁from ▁an ▁Arm ored ▁Force ▁conference ▁at ▁Fort ▁Kno x , ▁Kentucky , ▁to ▁his ▁Division ▁Head quarters ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia , ▁New g arden ▁learned ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁junior ▁officers ▁could ▁have ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁by ▁r er out ing ▁the ▁plane ▁through ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee . ▁He ▁approved ▁the ▁change . ▁The ▁new ▁route ▁was ▁unexpected ly ▁blank et ed ▁with ▁a ▁violent ▁storm , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁fatal ▁crash . ▁ ▁New g arden ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁presentation ▁being ▁made ▁to ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁The ▁c itation ▁read , ▁" For ▁exception