General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

G~tinUr. OBoFaS WAR DEPARTMENT
No. 23 WASHINMON 23, D. C., 2Q >larch 1946
Section
MEDAL OF BONOR-Posthumous nnard .................................... I
DISTIKOUISIIEU~REHVICB MEDA&hwa~ds ............................... I1
LE(i1OX OF NERI~LLPoschumous award ................................... 111
E O N OF I T - A .............................................. 17'. V
LEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTEllI-Awards ....................... VI
BROSZE STAK hlEDA&Aa.nrrls ...................................... VII
BRONZE STAR MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER)-Award ..................... VIII
DIEDAL OF FREEDOLI-Awards . IX
UKITELI STATES OF AXERICA TTFnU8 COXMISSIOK MEDAL-Award ...... X
LEGION OF DIZHIT-Rerelnslon of award . . XI
DISTI~GDISHED-FI.PIXO CL~OSS (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER]-Correction in genera1
orders ............................................................. XI1
ILMEDAL OF IION0R.-By direction of the Pvesident, under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 9 July 1018 (WU Bul. 43, ltIlX), a Medal of Honor
for conspi~u~us salla~try and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond
the call of duty was awarded "qsst!lmo~sJy by ihe War 1)epartment in tbe name
Of Congress to the following-named rnlisterl man:
Corparal Haw", R. Bnrr (Army serial No. 33250924), an acting sqnnd leader
of Company D, 124th Infantry Regiment, Army of the United Syates, displared
conspicuous xallantrs and intrepidity ncnr Magiamin. Mindanao. Philiplline
Islands, on 5 June 1945. In a fierce counterattack, the Japanme closed in on his
wachix-gm emplacement l~urling grenades, one of which eaplodcd oudrr the
gun, putting It out of netion and mounding two of thc crew. While the remaining
gunners were desperately attempting to repair Lheir weapon. another grenade.
landed squarely in the emplacement. Qiiicldy rcalizin: he couid not snIely throW
the uncxp!oded missile fmm the crovded position, Corporal Ear7 unhesitatingly
covered it with his body to smother the blast. His supremely CouragMUs net,
whicll cost him his life, saved four of his comrades and enabled them to continue
their mission.
II..DISTINGUISRED-SERVICE MEDAL.-By direction of the President.
under the prorisions of the act of Congress approved 9 July 1918 (IT'D Bul. 13,
1918). the Distinguished-Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished
services in the performance of dutifs of great rz~ponsibility during
the pcriods indicated was awarded by the Far De~artment to the followingnamed
officers:
Brigadier General Laun'mce J. Caw. 012764, United States Army.
December 1944 to S~pternber 1945.
Colonel Arden Fveer, 03927, Medical Corps, United States Army. October
1942 to Jnrinary 1046.
Colonel Rranda 0. (fideon, 02334, General Staff Corps, United States
Army. December 1043 to September 1946.
Colonel Terence J. Tully, 012823 (then brigadier general). Signal Corps,
United States Army. April 1943 to September 1844. (Thh awnrd
supersedes the award of the Leaon of Merft to Colooel Tully,
for servires from 4 July to 28 September 1944, 8s published in
General Orders 100, Headquarters North African Theater of Op
erations, 30 September 1941.)
111. .LEGION OP MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the prorisionr
of the act of Congreus approved 20 July 1942 (sec. 111, WD Rul. 40, 1942) and
Bhecutive Order 9260, 29 October 1942 (see I, WD Dul. 64, 1@42), the Legion of
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