General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

stnnding services during the pcriods indicated was awarded hy the War Depnrt-
nlent to the folluwing~namcd oliicers:
Licutcnnnt Colonel Rood Lmvmt A. 0. de Fmltew, Bclgian Army. Sep-
tembcr 1944 to June 1916.
Major Franc Dethy. Belgian Army. Segtembcr 1941 to May 1945.
V-.LEGION OF MEIllT (OAZf-LEAF CLUSTER).-1. By direction of the
President, in addition to the 1,exion aE Hcrit awaraed to Colonel Wnrold U. Ifohm,
as published in General Ordcrs 104, European Thcater of Operations, 1 Jouc 194.7,
n bronzc Onk~Leif Clnster for exceptionally meritorions conduct in the performancc
of out:stnnding services during the period indicated \ms nwardcd to
him by the War D2partment under the 11:iwisiocs of the act of Oongress ap~lroved
20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) nlld Executive Order =GO, 21) October
1942 (Pec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation is as follows:
Colonel Earold D. Xehm, 015138, General Staff Corps, United States Arms.
March 1943 to April 1944.
2. By llirectiun of thc President. in addition to the Lezion of Merit awarded
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to Brigadier General Ohwles T. divers, as published in General Orders 26.5, Medi-
terrancan Theater of Opernlions, 11 October 1915, a bronze OnB-Leaf Cluster for
exceptionally merilorions conduct in the perhmnnce of anlstmdiug services dor-
Ing the period indicatcd wns awarded by the R'nr Department to him under the
provisions of the act of Congress npproWd 20 July 1942 (see. Ill, WD Rol. 40.
1942) and Executive Order 9260, 29 October 1942 (scc. I, WD Bul. 54,1942). The
citation is as follows:
Erigadicr General Charles T. Mgo's, 016258 (then colonel), TJnited States
Army. No~wnber 1941 to December 1943.
3. By direction of the I'l.esident, in addition to the Lexion of Merit awarded bs
the War Departmcnt to Eligadi~r General A ~thw TV, Pence as gubhbhed in WD
Gcneral Orders %I, WD, 1913, a bronze Oak-Lcaf Cluster lor esce~t~onally meritorious
conduct in the performance af outstanding services during the period indicated
xas awarded to him by the \Par Dqiartmcnt undm the provisions of the
act of Consrcss ap11rovi.d 20 Jlll~ 1912 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1932) and Esecntire
Orde? 92C0,29 Octobcr 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54,1912). The citation is as follows:
Urigndirr General Arthw TV. Penoe, 012012, United States Army. August 1944
to September 1M5.
4. By direction of the President, in nddilion to thc Leprion of RIcrit awarded
hs thc War Uennrtment to Colonel Joscnh W. C. StepRenn, as published in WD
was nwardcd La him by the War Drgartmcnt unrler the prorisions of the act of
Congress ;ippro~ed 20 July 1012 (sec. 111, WD nul. 40, 1042) and Executive
Order 9260, 29 Oclober 3942 (see. I, WD BUI. 5-1, l9i2). The citation is as
follows :
Coloncl Joseph W. G. Stephcnn, 04622, Qnnrlennaster Corps, United States
Army. August 1913 to January 1DK.
VI. .SILVER STAR.-Ey direction of ihe President, nndcr thc prorisions of the
act of Congress agproved 9 July 1915 (WD Bul. 43, 1018) and the act of Congress
approved 15 December 1912 (sec. I, WD Bul. 61, 1912), a Silver Star for
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