WWII SHAEF US Army Major General Medals Documents- Famously Peed in Rhine River

WWII SHAEF US Army Major General Medals Documents- Famously Peed in Rhine River
Group from Major General Carroll H. Deitrick. The group includes two Legion of Merit medals, both wrap brooch (one with an oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star, WWI and Occupation medals, WWII campaign medals, sterling pin back General Stars, a rare “Pissed in the Rhine” membership club with a photo of him doing so, original Legion of Merit certificate and citation, Dog tag, ribbon bars, pins, insignia, photos, and documents as shown. Some copied research and an original signed portrait photo are also included. Major General Carroll H. Deitrick was born in Watsontown, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1898. General Deitrick began his career as an assistant Ordnance Officer with the Hawaiian Ordnance Depot in the 1920s, and first came to Aberdeen Proving Ground as an assistant proof officer in 1930. Tours of duty with the Supply Division in the old Office Chief of Ordnance, as Commander of the Ogden Ordnance Depot in Utah, and at Picatinny Arsenal followed in the next decade. During World War II, he held important staff positions in Washington, and during the period from November 1944 until May 1945, was Chief Ammunition Officer and Deputy to the Chief Ordnance Officer in the European Theater of Operations. In Europe, he performed an essential service by determining Army ammunition requirements, convincing the War Department of these needs, and expediting shipment of the ammunition from U.S. production plants to the front lines. In the post-war period, he also served as Chief of the Cincinnati Ordnance District and as Chief of the Inspection Branch and Executive Officer, Office Chief of Ordnance. He subsequently served tours as Commanding General of Watertown Arsenal and the Tank-Automotive Center in Detroit. His final assignment was that of Commanding General of Aberdeen Proving Ground during the years 1956 to 1958. General Deitrick retired in 1958 and died in 1973. Display case shown is NOT included.
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