General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Brigadier GenPral Jawlea A. O'Connor, 02209, United States Army.
February to September.l!M.
Colonel Frank B. Rowlett, 034771Z, Signal Corps, Army of the United
Stales. Mar& 1945 to Sa~ember 1945.
Mojor Louis J. Whlte, 0493006, Adjutant General's Department, Army
of the Unitcd States. March 1944 to November 194Z
IV..LECION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-I. By direction of the
President, in addition to the Legion of Nerit awarded to Colonel Frederick J.
Brown, as published in General Orders 9, 30 January 1945, European Theater
c.f Operations, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meritorious conduct
in the perfonnnnm of outstanding services during the period indicated was
an~ardcd to him by the War Department under the provisions of tbe act of
Congress approved 20 July 1942 (scc. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and Exccutih
Order 9260. 29 October 1942 (sec. I. WD Bul. 64, 1942). The citation is as
f~llnws:
Colonel Frederick J. Brow, 010761. Field Artillery, United States Army.
September 1944 to June 1945.
2. By direction of the President, in addition to the ~egion of Merit awarded
by the War Department to Brigadier General William E. (tuthner, as published
in \VD General Orders 61,1945, a bronze Oak-Leaf Olustcr for exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of outstanKing services during the period
indicated was awardea to him by the War Deparlment under the prqvisions of
the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40. 1942) and Executive
Order !32GO,29 October 1042 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54,1942). The citation is as .
lOllO\"S :
Brigadier General TVGh E. Guthf~m, 0103155, Army of the United States.
March 1942 to June 1943 and July 1943 to December 1945.
3. Ry direction of tho President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded hY
the War Department to Brigadier General Lawvence H. Zedrick, ns published in
WD Gcneral Orders 110, 1945, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of outstanding services during :he period
indicated was nwarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of
the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order 0260, 21) October 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation
is as follows:
Urigadier General Lawrenee H. Hedrick, 02993, United States Amly. May
1942 to June 1913.
4. Uy direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded to
Colonel Clifford J. Hellin. . . as vublished - in General Orders 35. Hendouarters Eumpean
Theater of Operations, 14 March 1945, a bronae OaklI,eaf Cluster for excep
tionally meritorious conduct in the ~erfomance of outstauding services during
the period indicated was awardcd him by the War ~epnrtment under the
provisions of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40,
1942) and Executive Order 9260, 29 October 1842 (sec. I, WD Bul. 64,1942). The
citation is as fallaws:
Colonel Clifford J. Hepin, 02617, Air Corps, United States Army. January to
August 1945.
5. Uy direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
to Brigadier General Rob& V. Zynico, as nublished in General Orders 136. Head-
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