General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

General Van Detcsen, for services during the same perlod, 18
rescinded.)
Colonel Walter W. Warner, 05243, Ordnance Department, United States
Army. 1 February to 15 June 1945. (This award supersedes the
award of the Bronze Star Medal to Colonel Warner, for services
from 1 January to 8 March 1945, as published in General Orders
132, Headquarters Ninth United States Army, 30 April 1945.)
Major General Jolln B. Wogan, 03834, Unlted States Army. October 1942
to April 1945. (So much of sec. 111, WD General Orders 101, 1845,
as pertains to the award of the Legion of Merit to Major General
Wogan, far services from October 1942 to January 1945, is rescinded.)
IV..DISTINCUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-BY direction
of the President, in addition to the Distinguished-Service -
Medal awarded
by the War Department to Brigadier General John M. Lents, as published in WD
General Orders 41, 1944, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exc~ptionally meritorious
and distinguished services In the perlormanee of duties of great responsibility
during the period indicated was awarded to him by the War Department under
the omvisions of the act of Comrem aooraved 9 July 1918 (WD BuL 43, 1918).
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The citation is as follows:
Brigadier General John W. I.nt8. 010343, United States Army. December 1944
to bla; 1945. (This award supersedes the award of a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster
to the Bronze Star Medal to Brigadier General LEIL~Z, for services from 1 December
1944 to 8 May 1945, as announceE in General Orders 113, XI1 Corps, 6 Auguat
1946.)
V..LEGION OF MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (sec. 111, V'D Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order 9260. 29 October 1942 (see. I. WD Bul. 54. 1942). the Legion of
Mmit for exception all^ meriLorioUs conduct in the performance of outstanding
services during the periods Indicated was awarded by the War Department to the
following-named officers, chief warrant officer, and enlisted man:
Major General Edward Z. Almond, 04666, United States Army. July 1942
to Aurust 1944.
Colonel Rollie N. Blanoett. 021416, Corps of Engineers, United States Army.
March to December 1945.
Chlef Warrant Officer Allun W. Bowie (W21221111, Army of the United
Statea September 1939 to July 1945.
Brigadier General Robert C. Candee, 04678, United Stntes Army. October
1944 to October 1945.
Colonel John Wesley Clark. 0100138, Finance Department, Army of the
United States. July 1% to August 1943.
Colonel William 8. Craig, Oi242, Infantry (General Staff Corps), United
States army. January 1944 to June 1945.
Colonel Hugh McC. Extm, 019780, General Staff Corps, United States
Army. October 1944 to September 1945.
Major Clifford C. Qoode, 011005000, Corps of Engineers, Army of the
United States. Februarv 1944 to January 1948.
Colonel Carl 6. Gragbeal, 01667i. General Staff Corps, United Stntes Army.
June 1943 to September 1045.
Colonel Adel C. Earden, 09261. Finance Department, United States Army.
December 1914 to November 1945.
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