General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Colonel Bernard A. Schn'ever, 021586, Air Corps, United States Amy.
June 1944 to September 1945.
Colonel Arthar P. Thayer, 04561, General Staff Corps, United States
Army. June 1944 to August 1945.
Colonel Russell W. Volckmana, 019531, Infantry, United States Amy.
June to September 1945. (This award supersedes the award of
the Bronze Star Medal to Colonel Volclcnbon~, for services from
1 to 22 July 1945, as published in General Orders 52. XIV Corps,
APO 453. 22 July 1945.)
Colonel o ~~~LI~H. walih, 01&4, corps of EndneeP~, United states A ~ Y .
June 1944 to January 1945 and March to September 1945.
Colonel Vennard Wilson. 07207, Cavalry, United States Army. September
to December 1944 and January to May 1%.
II..DZSTINGUISRED-SEKVlCE MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-1. Br
direction of the President. in addition to the Diatioguiahed-Serriice Medal awarded
by the Navy Devartment to Lieutenant General John C. 8. Lee, a bronze Oak-Leaf
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Cluster for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services in the Performance
of duties of great responsibility during the period indicated was
awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of the act of
Congress approved 9 July 1918 (WD Bul. 43, 1918). The citation is a~ follows:
Lieutenant General John C. H. Ue. 02582, United States Army. June to
November 1944.
2. By direction of the President, in addition to the Distiuguished-Service Mpdal
awarded by the War Denartment to Brigadier General Carl A. Russell, as pub
lished in WD Gcneral Orders 93, 1944, a bran.? Oak-Leaf Cluster for erteep
tionally meritorious and distinguished services in the performance of duties
Of great rrsponsibilitv during the neriod indicated was nwordcd to him by the
war Deparlment under the provisions of the act of Congress approved 9 Jul~ 1918 (WD Bul. 43, 1918). The citation is as follows:
Brigadier General Carl A. Euasell, 05144, United State4 Army. December
1944 to November 1945.
3. By diretion of the President, in addition to the Distinguished-Service Medal
awarded by the War Department to Brigadier General Prederic H. Smith, as
Published in WD General Orders 13, 1943, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for excep
tionally meritorious and diatinguiuhed services in the perfarmance of duties
Of grent responsibility during the period indicated was awarded to him by the
War Dwartment under the provisions of the act of Congrem a~proved 5 July
1918 (U'D Rui. 48,1916). The citation is as follows:
Brigadier General Prederic 8. Smith, Jr., 017589, United States Army. Aeb-
Nary to October 1945.
4. By direction of the President, in addition to theDistinguished-Service Medal
awarded by the War Department to Colonel ElZioIt R. Thorpe, as published in
WD General Orders 74, 1945, a bronze Oak-Leaf Clustcr for exceptionally medtorious
and distinguished services in the performance of duties of great responsibility
during the period indicated was awarded to him by the War Department
under the provisions of the act of Congress approved 9 July 1518 (WD Bul. 43,
1918). The citation is as follows:
Colonel mliott R. Thorpe, 011167 (then brigadier general), General Staff Corps
(Infantry). United States Army. J'une 1945 to Januam 1948.
Ill. .LEGION OF MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the provtsiona
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and
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