LeRoy L. Stewart receiving medal in 1940s

Gift of George Gottschalk, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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LeRoy L. Stewart receiving medal and wearing Brodie helmet in 1940s.

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Donor: 
Mr. George Gottschalk
Accession Number: 
2011.075.181
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US Army
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7th Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Regiment
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Collection of photographs from the service of Brigadier General LeRoy J. Stewart, 7th Infantry Division, Commander of the 76th Field Artillery Battalion, and Chief of Staff who participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and Kwajalein invasion. Stewart was on the US Equestrian Team and participated in the 1932 Olympics. Graduated from the Citadel and West Point. Assumed command of the Field Artillery Battalion in the Aleutians. He later served as Commanding General and Artillery Officer on Kwajelein, Phillipines and Okinawa. He retired in 1951. Deceased January 1983.
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