General Orders

List of General Orders
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G. O. Date Type of Award Comments
1 8 Feb 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star CCA
2 9 Feb 45 Purple Heart 36th Tank Battalion
3 15 Feb 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
4   Missing  
5 27 Feb 45 Purple Heart  
6 1 Mar 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
7 9 Mar 45 Purple Heart  
8 13 Mar 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
9   Missing  
10   Missing  
11 19 Mar 45 Purple Heart  
12 22 Mar 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
13 24 Mar 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
14 26 Mar 45 Combat Infantry Badge 58th Armored Infantry Battalion
15 27 Mar 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
16 29 Mar 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
17 30 Mar 45 Purple Heart  
18 2 Apr 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
19   Missing  
20 22 Apr 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart & Air Medal  
21 24 Apr 45 Purple Heart  
22   Missing  
23 2 May 45 Purple Heart  
24 3 May 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Air Medal  
25 4 May 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
26 5 May 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal & Purple Heart  
27 6 May 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
28 7 May 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
29 8 May 45 Combat Infantry Badge  
30 9 May 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
31 10 May 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star, Air Medal & Purple Heart  
32 11 May 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
33   Missing  
34   Missing  
35 15 May 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
36 16 May 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
37 17 May 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
38   Missing  
39 22 May 45 Bronze Star, Air Medal & Purple Heart  
40   Missing  
41 24 May 45 Bronze Star  
42 28 May 45 Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
43 1 Jun 45 Combat Infantry Badge 58th Armored Infantry Battalion
44 2 Jun 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
45 4 Jun 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
46 7 Jun 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
47 9 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
48 11 Jun 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Air Medal  
49 20 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
50 21 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
51 22 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
52 23 Jun 45 Bronze Star  
53 25 Jun 45 Bronze Star  
54 26 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
55 27 Jun 45 Bronze Star  
56 28 Jun 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
57 29 Jun 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Soldier's Medal  
58 30 Jun 45 Purple Heart  
59 2 Jul 45 Bronze Star & Combat Battalion Streamer Combat Battalion Streamer - 49AIB
60 3 Jul 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th, 49th & 58th AIB
61



 4 Jul 45



 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Meritorious Service
Unit Plaques


 130th Ordinance Maintenance Battalion,
Service Co., 18th Tank Battalion,
Service Co., 49th Armored Inf.,
Service Co., 58th Armored Inf.
62 5 Jul 45 Combat Medic Badge  
63 6 Jul 45 Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
64 7 Jul 45 Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
65 11 Jul 45 Bronze Star  
66 12 Jul 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
67 13 Jul 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
68 14 Jul 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
69 15 Jul 45 Bronze Star & Meritorious Service Unit Plaques MP Platoon, 8th AD
70 16 Jul 45 Bronze Star  
71 17 Jul 45 Combat Infantry Badge 58th Armored Infantry Battalion
72   Missing  
73

 19 Jul 45

 Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart,
& Meritorious Service Unit Plaque		 Service Co, 36th Tank Battalion
74   Missing  
75




 23 Jul 45




 Bronze Star & Meritorious Service Unit Plaques




 78th Medical Battalion,
Service Co., 398th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
Service Co., 399th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
Service Co., 405th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
Service Co., 7th Armored Infantry Battalion.
76 27 Jul 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
77 30 Jul 45 Bronze Star  
78 31 Jul 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
79 2 Aug 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
80 3 Aug 45 Bronze Star  
81 4 Aug 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
82 6 Aug 45 Bronze Star  
83 7 Aug 45 Special Order Gen. Colson assumes command of 8th Armored Division
84 8 Aug 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Soldier's Medal  
85 9 Aug 02 Bronze Star  
86 10 Aug 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
87 11 Aug 45 Combat Medic Badge  
88 13 Aug 45 Bronze Star  
89 14 Aug 02 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
90 15 Aug 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
91 22 Aug 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Soldier's Medal  
92 1 Sep 45 Combat Infantry Badge 58th Armored Infantry Battalion
93 3 Sep 45 Bronze Star  
94 5 Sep 45 Combat Infantry Badge 7th Armored Infantry Battalion
95 7 Sep 45 Silver Star, Bronze Star & Soldier's Medal  
96 8 Sep 45 Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
97 10 Sep 45 Silver Star and Bronze Star  
98 13 Sep 45 Combat Infantry Badge 49th Armored Infantry Battalion
99 14 Sep 45 Combat Medic Badge  
100 15 Sep 45 Combat Medic Badge  
101 16 Sep 45 Combat Medic Badge  
102

 18 Sep 45

 Bronze Star, Purple Heart & Meritorious
Service Unit Plaques
 Quartermaster, HQ & Band
103 27 Sep 45 Bronze Star & Purple Heart  
104 28 Sep 45 Combat Infantry Badge Division Headquarters
105 12 Oct 45 Bronze Star  
        14 Dec 09

Some General Orders are 15-20 pages long so only a summary of each individual's award can be shown. For questions, and/or corrections, please send an email to Okey Taylor, C-58.