General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Lieutenant Colonel Cknl-7ns Z. Me~jer, 0203309, Ordnance Drpartment,
Army of the Unite4 States. XIarch lW2 to December 1941.
IV..LEGION OF ME.PIT.1. By direction of the Frmident, nnilcr the grovisions
of t'he act of Congr~ss approved 20 July 1842 (src. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942)
and Exrcutive Orrlel.n'?60, Z! October 1!W2 (sec. I, \Y1) Ilul. 54, lW:!), liie Legion of
Merit, in the Ikgrer of C!,mnlxiidcr, for exceptionally meritorious con@l:et in
LllC perf~1.1111111~~ bf nutstniidii,g s.Yviccs dnricg rlre jxriorls indie;ltcd was awarded
by Llie War Departmcot to tlic following named officers:
lirigndicr R. I:. E. CooPe, British hrru). 1 Angl~st 1043 to 31 Alnxh 1M4.
Major Gcncrnl D. A. II. Rra!liiin, British Army. 9 September LO 1200eiober
1942.
Brigadier Gwrml Uewges V. 9. Gmniw, French Army. OrLnbnr 1944 to
Fehruury 1x5
Major General J. I,. I. IIawkeswortb, British Army. 9 September 1943 to
10 March 1044.
Lieutenant General S'.,dnzjj Ckevriliar Kirlrnmn, Brithish Army, Commander
British 13 C~;I'DS.
Geneml Sir Bcrnerd C. 1'. Pnpet, Britisli Army. J~nuury 1944 to August
1945.
2. By direclion of tile President, under the Dl'ovisions 01 the act of Congress
a~~ynwi'd 20 Jid~ 1942 (set. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1W2), and Esecutire Order '3200,
29 October 19!2 (aec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1012), ii~e Legiori of Merit, in the Dcgree
of Officer, for esci'l:ticn;illy werilorions mnrlnct in th? p:xtrn.;~.r;:ic:: cI ov'r%i!d'i'g
ser~ices during the periods indimled was nwardcd by the War 1)rpartment to the
following-lmncd oliieers :
3Xaj,11. Ilonnid Joc7~. Caiindian Army. Jmuxvy ?WE in Scptcmber l!JiS.
First Lieulenaot Jean. Le Dor.qne, French Forces of the Interior. 19 Sep.
tenilier 1041.
Aii Vice Mal'stlxl Hx~"nol-d McDntegart, Royal Air Force, January 1044 to
hi;lrch 1[145.
Colonel I;'lieime Paul Louis Plan, French Army. Octcber 1044 to Htbruary
1946.
Colonel .UaAa?'ai Rojcndrusinhji, Indiau Army. November 1942 La July
1043 and June 1045 to April 1510.
Comlnandant (major) Jean Victor Remat, French Army. 25 July to 23
S:gtenlber 1944.
3. By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress
appovcd 20 July 1'342 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and Dxecutire Order 3x0,
29 October 1X2 (sec. I, WII BnI. 54, l942), the Legion of Merit, in the Degree
of Legionnnii.e, for exrcplionnlly meritorious conduct in the perftiimarn:e of
outstanding services dnring the periods indicated was awarded by thc War
Department to the foliowing~named officers:
Colonel Yves Hirsch-Ollendori, French Army. August 1913 to September
1.944.
Captain Franci.uco T7a2encio Bodriglrez, Mexican Army. January 1943 to
June 1945.
V..LEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-Ey direction of the Prcsi-
dent, in addition to tllc Legion of Merit awurdcd by the Wllr Dsparlment to
Colonel Clinton. B. Alhopp. as published in \VD General Orders 64, 1915, a bronze
Onk-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meritorious cooduet in the yerfomnnc? of
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