General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Colonel Rene Marc Marty, Breach Army. November 1844 to May 1845.
General de Brigade Pierre hfounisr, French Army. June 1944 to January
1945.
Carl 3xwm% American ckilian. June to October 1943.
Brigadier Epio Ear& Qrauea aearight, British Army. September to Octo-
ber 1944.
Captain Nicholaa P. StWeZ, 0442580 (then Erst lieutenant), Air Corps,
Army of the United States. September 1919 to January 1015.
Teehnirian Fourth Grade Caldn E. Wnite (Army serial No. 19049316).
Medical Corns, Army of the United States. November 1842 to Oet*
ber 1M4.
VIIILBATTLE HONORS.-As authorized by Executive Order 9398 (see. I.
WD Bul, 22,1943), superseding Executive Order 9M5 (sec. 111, WD Bul, 11,lMZ).
citation of the following unit, as approved by the Commanding General, United
States Army Porces, European Theater, by 11th Indorsement. 200.6 GAP-AGP-G,
12 rebruary 1946, is confirmed under the provisions of section IV. WD Circular
333, 1943, in the name of the President of the United States as public evidence
of deserved honor and distinction. The citation reads asfollows:
company 0, 887th Engineer Combat Battalion, is cited for extraordinary
heroism and outstanding performonce of duty in armed conflict with the enemy
on 23 Februarr 1945 in the vicinity of Mnriaweiier, Germany. Company C was
assigued the difficult mission of constructing a bridge across a fast-flowing river
during an assault crossing. The men of the battalion crossed the river with the
leading assault waves after conducting a night reconunissnnce across flat, onen
terrain in the face of henry fire and over mined terrain. Heavy enemy mortar
fire immediately began falling on the bridgc site, and when only four hays of the
bridge had been lauuehed, a direct hit by a heavy enemy artillery shell caused a
high number of casualties an* completely destroyed the work already aceom-
plished. After numerous gallant attempts to construct the bridge, it was decided
to change the site of the bridge to a slightly more deGl%ied place, and the
building material was carried by the exhausted men to a position 2W yards
away from the original site. Antipersonnel mines were cleared from the ap-
proaches and the work was continued, despite harassing machine-gun, mortar.
and observed artillery fire. At 2400 hours, 23 Febrnary 1W5, after 20 hours Of
exhausting work in cold, turbulent water and under heavy fire, thc bridge wzs
opened-the Erst bridge in the corps zone of action. Throughout the entirc
action, the o5cers and men of Company 0, ZS7th Engineer Cornhat Battal