General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

GENERAL OBOERS WAR DEPARlMENT
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LEGION OP MERIT-Awards ............................................. I, 11
LDGION OF MDILIT (OAK-LEAP CLUSTER)-Awards .
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BRONZE SCAR MEDA>Po~thumnus award IT'
BATTLE EOKORS--Citations uP units ..................................... V
ILLEGION OF MERIT.-By direclion of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1!?42 (sec. 111. WD Bul. 40. 1942) and
Executive Order 11260, 29 October 1M2 (see. I, WD Hul. 54, 1942), the Legion
of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding
services during the periods indicated was awarded by the Xar Department to the
following-named officers :
Colonel Karl F. Baldtoin. 02422, Coast Artillery Corps, United States
Army. April lW2 to Octobcr 1945.
Brigadier General Clyde M. Beck, 06268, United States Army. Septem-
ber 1942 to December 1945.
Colonel Allen IF, Clark, Jr., 018669, General Staff Corps, United States
Army. February 1945 to March 1946.
Colonel Warren .I. Clew, 09753 (Infantry), General Staff Carps, United
States Army. January ID44 to August 1945.
Lieutcnant Colonel Jesse S. Douglas, 0261504, General Staff Corps, Army
of the United States. August 1943 to November 1M5.
Major Norman A. Glnntz, 0265347 (then captain), Air Corps, Army of the
United States. January to December 1943.
Major J0h.n F. Rrady, 0649788, Air Carp, Army of the United States.
March to September 1944.
Colonel Josefih I. Creene, 015267, Infantry, United States Amy. July
1[40 to December 1M5.
Colonel James C. Jensen, 0291025, Air Corps, Army of the United States.
March to October 1945.
Major Rou Lamson, Jr., Og10053, Gcneral Staff Corps, Army of the United
States. August 1943 to March 1946.
Lieutenant Colonel Joim B. Riordan, 0308739, General Staff Corps, Army
of the United States. August 1944 to February 1946.
Colonel Gar2 A. RiStim, 0168215, Inspector General's Department, Army
of the United States. Dccember 1041 to Dccember 1945.
Commander John M. Rhaheen, United States Naval Reserve. December
1943 to July 1!245.
Lieutenant Colonel Charlea A. Taylor, 0139478, General Staff Corps, Army
of the United States. July 1943 to blilrch 1946.
Colonel William H. Wood, 016135, General Staff Corps, United States
Army. Jannsry to October 1946. (This award supersedes the
award of the Bronze Star Medal to Colonel Wood, for services from
20 April to 3 May 1945, as published in General Orders 20, 13th
Armored Division, 4 May 1945).
IILLECION OF MERIT.-1. Ry direction of the President, in addition to the
Leeion of Merit, in the Degree of Comnander, awarded by tho War Department
tokajor General Harry F. (t. Letson, as published in WD General Orders 24,
1944, a second Legion of Merit, in Ule Degree of Commander, for exceptionnlly
meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during the period
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