Douglas MacArthur’s Award Document for the Order of Military Merit, 1st Class, and the original Korean logbook entry for the award
Translation document for Douglas MacArthur’s Order of Military Merit, 1st Class Korean Award Document
Return to the Order of Military Merit web page
The following documents were provided by Mr. James W. Zobel at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia
Return to the Order of Military Merit web page
Korean document giving belated approval for General MacArthur’s Order of Military Merit, 1st Class with Gold Star
My Translation:
October 7, 1950
단기 4283년 10월 7일
National Assembly Speaker Shin Ik-hee
국회의장 신익희 (申翼熙, 1892 – 1956)
Dear President Syngman Rhee
대통령 이승만 귀하
Proposal to award medals to General MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the UN Forces, and the late General Dean
UN 군총사령관 ｢맥아더｣ 장군 및 故 띈 장군에게 훈장 수여의 건
We agree with the opinion of the President who promised to award the First Class Medal to General MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the UN Forces, who made remarkable achievements through heroic battles in resolving the incident in our country, and also to the late General Dean, Commander of the 24th Division, who embodied the purification of the military spirit through his fierce fighting in the Battle of Daejeon for the justice of humanity and the freedom of Korea. It was decided at the plenary session of the National Assembly today to award the first-class medal, so I hope that you will show mercy.
우리나라 사변 수습에 영웅적인 전투로 혁혁한 공적을 올린 UN군총사령관 ｢맥아더｣ 장군에게 1등훈장을 수여할 것을 약속한 대통령의 의견에 동의하며 인류의 정의와 한국의 자유를 위하여 대전전투에서 장렬한 전사로 군인정신의 정화(精華) 의범(儀範)을 구현한 제24사단장 故 띈 장군에게도 1등훈장을 수여하기로 금일 국회본회의에서 결정하였아오니 선처하여주심을 바라나이다.
Original source of data – 자료 출처: State Council Records (National Archives) – 국무회의기록 (국가기록원)
Footnote: In the original Google Translate, it rendered General Dean as the “late General Tat” and as the “late General Dut”. General William F. Dean became separated from his unit on July 20, 1950. He was listed as MIA and at the time this was written, many believed he was KIA. It wasn’t until Dec. 24, 1951, that General Dean was confirmed to be a POW.
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