General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

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in the prosecution of a mar against an enemy during the periods indicated was
awarded by the War Department to the following-named indi~iduals:
Jack Renifl Bassett, principal electrician, Civil Aeronantics Administration,
Fort Richardson, Alaska, on 21 September 1942, seeing a Royal Canadian Air
Force airplane about 100 yards away crash alld start burning, ran to the air-
Plane. Although the airplane and surroundings were aflame and ~nachine-gun
bullets were flying, Mr. IJasseit, uucerlnin whether all bombs had been jettisoned,
Succeecled in safely removing a disabled soldier from the wrcxk only a few sec-
onds before a violent explosion blew the airplane to bits.
Biemon William Muller, Ph. D., United States Geological Survey, performed
meritorious services with the Alaskan Division, Air Transport Command, from
August 1914 to September 1045. The scientific data on permafrost accumulated
by Dr. Naller, the correlation of theoretical knavleage and practical application
as it applies to construction under Arctic conditions, and the compilation of a
hiiiliography of existing information of permafrost have been of inestimable
value in developing the adaptation of engineering principles to prevailing frost
conditions.
XILLEGION OP MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-So much of section VI,
ND General Orders 9, 1946. as pertains to Brigadier General Frank D. Eackett.
United States Army, as reads "I.egion of Merit wns awarded" Is amended to read
"a bronze Oak~Lcaf Cluster was awarded!'
XllLBRONZE STAR MEDAL-So much of section XI, WD General Orders
88, 1915, as pertains to Staff Sergeant George 0. Dunn. Merlicnl Department, as
reads "October 1944 to January 1945" is amended to rcad "June 1912 to Jammry
1915." (This award supersedes the award or the Brorize Star Medal to Staff
Sergeant Dunn, for services from June 1942 to October 1044, as published in Gcnera1
Orders 230, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific,
5 Octobcr 1946.)
BY ORVEX 01. THE SECBETUY OF WAR:
OF~CIAL : DWIGHT D. EISENHOWEB
EDWARD F. WITSELL Ckief of staff
Major General
The Adjutant GEaeraZ
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