PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Silverthorn, Merwin Hancock
Date of birth: September 22nd, 1896 (Minneapolis/Minnesota, United States)
Date of death:  August 14th, 1985 (Bethesda/Maryland, United States)
Buried on:  Arlington National Cemetery
Nationality:  American
     
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL - NAVY/USMC
Rank: Brigadier General (Brigadier)
Unit: Chief of Staff 3rd Amphibious Corps, U.S. Marine Corps
 
     
LEGION OF MERIT - US MILITARY
Rank: Brigadier General (Brigadier)
Unit: Chief of Staff 3rd Amphibious Corps, U.S. Marine Corps
 
     
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
Details: With three Bronze Stars.
 
     
WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL
 
     
AMERICAN DEFENCE SERVICE MEDAL
 
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