Born: 1 March 1895, Richland County, Ill. Other Navy awards: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 gold star. Citation: During the progress of an ...

Democrat Kevin Techau, a former Iowa commissioner of public safety and U.S. attorney, has announced he will mount a campaign ...

G.O. No.: 536, 10 June 1920. Other Navy awards: Navy Cross with 1 gold star, Silver Star, Legion of Merit. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in actual ...

He also was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service medal and the Army Commendation medal. The Legion of Merit and Meritorious Service medals were both separately awarded ...

The deputy consul read the official proclamation in French, pinning the medal to the right breast of his Army field jacket. The Legion of Honour was established in 1802 by Emperor Napoleon ...

He retired as a colonel and received the Legion of Merit medal. As Iowa's commissioner of public safety, he oversaw state law enforcement under Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack. And in 2013 ...