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General Orders - Medals, Decorations and Honors

General Orders were used to award medals, decorations and honors to individual soldiers and units.  Examples include the Silver and Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman and Medical Badges, and the Good Conduct Medal.  They usually contain a description of the action for which the medal was awarded.  They can also pertain to administrative issues like organizational changes and command assignments.

This website currently has General Orders issued by the 35th Infantry Division, the 134th, 137th and 320th Infantry Regiments, the 9th, 12th, 41st, 91st and 106th Evacuation Hospitals, III, XII, and XVI Corps, and U.S. Third Army.

PLEASE NOTE:  This is NOT a complete list of all 35th Infantry Division WWII medal and award recipients.  It only includes those whose awards and medals are indexed on the General Orders described in the sections below.  

Instructions for finding individual soldiers on General Orders

Part 1 - 35th Infantry Division General Orders

Generals Orders issued by the 35th Infantry Division are indexed by last name. They include medals and awards for soldiers from every unit of the 35th Infantry Division and from units temporarily attached to the Division for a limited period of time. Select THIS LINK to see a list of 35th Infantry Division units.

  1. Select a letter in the alphabetical index below to go to a list of names beginning with that letter

  2. Once you locate the name you want, select the link after the name identifying the specific General Order to read the original document

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Select THIS LINK to see a list of 35th Infantry Division General Orders arranged by date and number.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Unit Awards

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Administrative Orders

Part 2 - 134th Infantry Regiment General Orders

Generals Orders issued by the 134th Infantry Regiment are indexed by last name. They include medals and awards only for 134th Infantry Regiment Soldiers. They were used to award the Combat Medical Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal.  The National Archives is unable to locate General Orders awarding the Combat Infantryman Badge to 134th Infantry Regiments soldiers so they are not currently available on this website.

  1. Select a letter in the alphabetical index below to go to a list of names beginning with that letter

  2. Once you locate the name you want, select the link after the name identifying the specific General Order to see the original document

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

Select THIS LINK to see a list of 134th Infantry Regiment General Orders arranged by date and number.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Unit Awards

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Administrative Orders

Select THIS LINK to see a list of 134th Infantry Regiment medal recipients arranged in order by type of medal.  This list is compiled from all sources and not limited to medals awarded via 134th Infantry General Orders.

Part 3 - 137th Infantry Regiment General Orders

Generals Orders issued by the 137th Infantry Regiment are indexed by last name. They include medals and awards only for 137th Infantry Regiment Soldiers.  These General Orders were used to award the Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Medical Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal.

  1. Select a letter in the alphabetical index below to go to a list of names beginning with that letter

  2. Once you locate the name you want, select the link after the name identifying the specific General Order to see the original document

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

Select THIS LINK to see a list of 137th Infantry Regiment General Orders arranged by date and number.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Unit Awards.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Administrative Orders.

Part 4 - 320th Infantry Regiment General Orders

Generals Orders issued by the 320th Infantry Regiment are indexed by last name. They include medals and awards only for 320th Infantry Regiment Soldiers.  These General Orders were used to award the Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, and the American Campaign Medal Service Ribbon.

  1. Select a letter in the alphabetical index below to go to a list of names beginning with that letter

  2. Once you locate the name you want, select the link after the name identifying the specific General Order to see the original document

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

Select THIS LINK to see a list of 320th Infantry Regiment General Orders arranged by date and number.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Unit Awards.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of Administrative Orders.

Part 5 - 9th, 12th, 41st, 91st and 106th Evacuation Hospital General Orders

Soldiers from multiple U.S. Army units, including the 35th Infantry Division, were treated at these Evacuation Hospitals.  Purple Heart Medals were awarded by these hospitals to those treated for wounds and injuries received in combat.  Because these have not been indexed by soldier name you will need to read the entire document to determine if the soldier you are seeking is listed.

  1. Select THIS LINK to see a list of Evacuation Hospital General Orders arranged by date and number

  2. From this chronological list select the General Order you want to read

Research Tip: A Purple Heart Medal was frequently awarded well after the soldier was wounded. If you know the date wounded, start with that date and work forward.

Part 6 - III, XII and XVI Corps General Orders

During WWII the 35th Infantry Division was assigned to several different Corps.  The 35th Infantry Division was assigned to III Corp from December 26, 1944 to January 17, 1945; to XII Corps from August 13 to December 23, 1944; and to XVI Corp from January 30 to April 12, 1945.  These General Orders include awards both to soldiers permanently assigned to the Corps and to soldiers from units temporarily assigned to it, like the 35th Infantry Division.

Because these have not been indexed by soldier name you will need to read the entire document to determine if the soldier you are seeking is listed.

  1. Select THIS LINK to see a list of Army Corps General Orders arranged by number and date

  2. From this chronological list select the General Order you want to read

Part 7 -  U.S. Third Army General Orders

Soldiers from multiple U.S. Army units, including the 35th Infantry Division, are included in these General Orders.

Select THIS LINK to see an alphabetical index of awards arranged by name. PEASE NOTE: only those Third Army General Orders that include awards issued to 35th Infantry Division soldiers have been alphabetically indexed by name. See the list of General Orders arranged by number and date at the following link for a full list of available Third Army General Orders.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of U.S. Third Army General Orders arranged by date and number.

Part 8 -  U.S. Ninth Army General Orders

Soldiers from multiple U.S. Army units, including the 35th Infantry Division, are included in these General Orders.

Select THIS LINK to see an alphabetical index of awards arranged by name. PEASE NOTE: only those Ninth Army General Orders that include awards issued to 35th Infantry Division soldiers have been alphabetically indexed by name. See the list of General Orders arranged by number and date at the following link for a full list of available Ninth Army General Orders.

Select THIS LINK to see a list of U.S. Third Army General Orders arranged by date and number.

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