General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Gk~asa~ OBDEES WAR DIWART.\IES!!
No. 43 n'-srimal-nn 25, D. C., 9Ui.r 1946
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DISTIKGUISHED-SERVICE MEIIAI .--4 n-fir11 ............................. I
L E O 0 IlI-.%rls ........................................... 11. I11
BROSZIG STAR 3IEn.%J.-P0~rh1imons n~art.; .............................. IV
DROX7.E ST\R MEDIL-~iusrde .......................................... V
BITTLE HOXOItr --Citafion of mni ........................................ VI
I..DISTINCUISHED.SGRVICE MEDAL.-Hy direction of the President,
unaer the provisions of the act of COU~TPFE np~irored !J July 1918 (JVD BUI. 43,
1918), the Distinguished-Serrice Medal for excc~tional1.i- meritorious and diatillguished
ser~ices in the performance of duties of grpat re~pon~ibilily during
the period indicated ms awarded by the War Dcpartmcnt to the follomirrgnamed
offixr :
Brigadier General John S. Allard, 0199730, Army of United Rates. June
1911 to January 1915..
II..LEGION OF MERIT.-Ry cli~.eetion of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1042 (see. 111, W11 Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executirc Order 9260, 20 October 1942 (see. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942), the Legion
of Merit for eaceptionnllg meritorious conduct in tile perforrunnce of outstanding
rerriees during the periods indicated was a~onied by the War Department to
the following-named ollieers :
Lieutenant Colonel John P. Edmonson, Ol'J7276, Air Carps, Army of thc
United States. January 1943 to May 1915. (This nmxrd supersedes
the nnnrd of the Bronze Star Merlal to Colonel Edmonson,
for services from Januars 1943 lo Mar 1S45. . as nublished - In General
Orders 23. Headquarters 8tll Righter Commanrl, 27 lugust 1945.)
Colonel Oxcur I. Oalchell, 03357, Ordnance Department, United States
Army. Ja~nuary 1942 to August 1945.
Colonel Parru W. Lewis, 08640, Coast Artillery Corps, United States Army.
September 1943 to June 1944.
Brigadier Grnernl James D. XcI+~tyre, 07466, UniMd States Army. September
1044 to April ln46.
Colonel William E. Mordsoa, 0'2237, Infantry, United States Army. January
1942 to August 1248.
Brigadier General Eugen G. Reinortz, 08529 (then colonel), United States
Army. Serltember 1%1 to Januarg 1946.
Lieutenant Colonel Delmw J. Rogew, 021740, General Staff Corps (Air
Corps), Uuited States Army. July 1944 to Milnrch 1946.
Brigadier General Edmrd M. Skinlile, 01341, United States Army. 8 January
to 1 June 1942.
Colonel Thomas D. Starnpd, 08S60, Corps of Eogineers, United States
Army. January 1942 to August 1945.
Brigadier General Frrderiek S. Strong, Jr., 0414433, Army of the United
Srates. May to November 1945.
Colonel ilmare M. Wade, 022692, General Staff Carps. United States Army.
July 1941 to March 1946.
Colonel Charlea IK West, 012774, Judge Adrocnte General's Department,
United States .4rmy. September 1943 to August 1045.
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