General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

United States Army Services of Supply, ncadquarters, Mindero Province, Mili-
General Dewt. 1 tary Police Command, Uuitcd States
w ~ army ~ corm ~ Detachment, ~ % Air Forces, ~ Western Paem.
Headquarters, NPgros Oriental Prov-
Headquarters Far East Air Forms.
ince, Military Police Command,
Detachment, united States ~ i Forccs. r Western
United States Army Forces, Western Pacific.
Padflc. Technical Air Intelligence Unit.
3. In accordance vith WD Circular 6%. 1944, as amended, and WD General
Orders 105, 1945, individuals nssigned or attached to any of the following-named
detachments or provisional units and present for duty during any part of the
time that such detachments or provisional units were stationed in the combat
zone are entitled to wear a bronze service star on the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
ribbon for participation in the Southcrn Philippines campaibll.
Sd Medical Laboratory, Advance Section. 536th Signal (Heavy) Construction Com-
6th Special Service Company, 1st and 2d panp, 2d Platoon.
Platoons.
569l.h Quartermaster Railhead Company,
6th Special Service Comwny, 2d Platoon. 1st Platoon.
27th Special Service Company, 1st and 572d Quartermaster Railhead Company,
2d Piafoons.
26 Platoon.
28th Special Service Company, 1st nnd 830th Quartermasler Laundry Company,
Zd Platoons.
4th Platoon.
AGO 2881B
. .
3d Platoon.
119th Quartermaster Bakery Company,
4th Platoon.
248th Quartermaster Depot Compnny,
1st Platoon.
343d Quarlerrnaster Depot Company, 3d
Platoon.
870th Quartermaster Bakery Campaw,
4th Platoon.
44lst Counter Intelligence Corps Detach-
ment, Advance Echelon.
S?W Signal Service Battalion, Detach..
ment 1 (Photo).
3875th Quartermnster Gas Supply Com-
pany, 1st Plnloon, Section 1.
5250th Quartermaster Truck Cornpany
(Pvmisional).
Replacement Command, Advance Eche
lon, Headquarters, IJnited States
Army Farces in the Far East.
Southern Philippines Boat Building
Command, Advance Detachment.
XVII..LUZON.-1. Announcement is made of units awarded battle participa-
tion credit under the provisions of paragraph 21b(2). AR 260-10, 26 October 1944,
in the Luzon campaign.
a. Combat #om.-The Island of Luzon, other Philippine Islands lying north
of latitude 13"36' north, and the adjacent waters.
b. Time limitation.-9 January 1945 to 4 July 1945.
Nm-Battle participation credit for this campaign may be awarded by the
theater commander to units or individuals who actually engaged the enemy
after 4 July 1945.
2. When entering individual credit on officers' qunliflcation cards (WD AGO
Forms &l and 6432) or in the service record of enlisted personnel (WD AGO
Form 24), this general orders may be cited as authority for such entries for
personnel who were present far duty as a member of or attached to a untt
listed at some time duringthe limiting dates of the Luzon campaign.