Partridge, Earle E.

Class Year

1923

Highest Rank/Rate

GEN

Conflict

World War I
World War II
Korean War

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Air Medal
Distinguished Service Cross

Location of Service

France (WW1), Europe (WW2)

Branch/Unit

79th Infanry Division, U.S. Army; 8th Army, U.S. Army, 15th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force; 5th Air Force, U.S. Air Force

Notes

Doolittle Deputy; 5 AF Cdr in Korea; also attended West Point; General Partridge's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross; Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; four Air Medals; World War I Victory Medal; American Defense Service Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm; Companion, British Order of the Bath; French Croix de Guerre with two Palms; Chevalier, with Commander's Cross with Star, French Legion of Honor; Polish Order of Polonia Restituta; Korean Order of Military Merit.

Citation

“Partridge, Earle E.,” Norwich University Alumni Veterans, accessed October 18, 2024, https://veterans.nuarchives.com/items/show/1412.