General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

pidity on 5 April 1945 near Seravezza, Italy. When his unit was pinned down
by grazing fire from the enemy's strong monntain defenses and command of
the Squad devolved on him with the wounding of its regular leader, he made
frontal, one-man attacks through dirwt fire and knocked out two machine guns
with grenades. Withdrawing under murderous fire and showers of grenades
from other enemy empineemcnts, he had nearly reached a shell crater occupied
by two of his men when an unexploded grensde bauneed on his helmet and
roUed toward his helpless corarades. He rose into the withering are, dived for
the missile, and smothered its blast with his body. By his swift, suprcmely
heroic nction, Private Xunemori saved Lwa of his men at the cost of his own life
and did much to clear the poLh for his company's victorious advance.
III..DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL.-By direction of the President,
under the provisions of the act of Congress approved 9 July 1918 (WD Bul. 43,
1918), the Distinguished-Ser~ice Medal for exceptionally meritorious and dis-
tinguished services in the performance of duties of peat responsibility during
the periods indicated was awarded by the War Department to the foliowing-
named officers:
Field Marshal Sir Alan Francis Brooke, British Army. December 1941
to May 1945.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles F. A. Portal. August 1042
to May 1945.
IV..ZEGION OF MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (sec. 111, WD BuI. 40, 1942) and
Executixe Order 92G0, 29 October 1042 (see. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942), the Legion
of Merit for eaceptianaily meritorious conduct in tile prformance of outstanding
SerViceS during - the Deriods . indicated mns awarded bv the War DeDnrtment to the
follolving-named officers and chief warrant o5eer:
Colonel Philio 1'. Booae, 0220172. Infantry, Army of the United States.
Octuber 1242 to 0itober 194'5.
Colonel Rhericood Dixon, OllW06, Infantry, Army of the United States.
August 1044 to January 1946.
Brisadier General Frederic Von H. Iiimble, 0112W, United States Army.
Norembcr 1944 to January 1940.
Colonel Richard D. LaGarde, 013858, Infantry, United States Army.
June 1942 to October 1945.
Colonel Ed%+?$ X. Xwks, 02579 (thee brigadier general), United Shtes
Army. June 1944 to September 1946.
Colonel T. DeNitt &iUifi~~ 02620. Air Corns. United Stntcs Army. March
to December 1942 and ~ebruary 1944to March 1940.
Chief Warrant Officer lSiamund W. Musinski (W2105BM), Army of the
United States. April 1012 to September 194.5
V..ZEGION OP MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Conaess apnrored 20 July 1912 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1!?42) and
Executive Order 8260, 29 October 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1042), the Legion
of Merit, in the Degree of Commander, for exceptionally meritorious conduct
in the performance of outstanding services during the periods indicated was
awarded by the War Department to the follawing-named officers:
General of Division Jacques Jean Francois de Vemejouh French Army.
September 1944 to February 1946.
Air Marshal Sir Douglas Deill, Royal Air Porce. February 1042 to May
1943.
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