General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

GEREBAI O%DW
NO. 47
WBR DEPARTMENT
Was~l~owm 25, D. C., 24 May IS46
Section
UNITED STATES ARMY TRANSPORT-Desienation of Blamhe P. Swnoa aa
BRONZE STAR XEDAL-Award ........................................... VI
BROXZE STAR MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER)-Aunrd .................. VII
BATTLE HOiYORS-Citations of onit? ............ L ......................... 7111
MEUAT. OF EREEDObI-Award ............................................ IX
CKITCD STATES OF AXERICA TYPHUS CODIMISSION MEDALAnmrd-.--A. X
LXRION OF MERIT-Re~cisslon of award .-.-..--.--..----.-----------.--.--
XI
/..UNITED STATES ARMY TRANSPORT.-WD General Orders 43, 1044.
designating the United States Army transport Blanche F. Sipman as a hospital
ship, is rescinded.
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II..DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL (OAK.LEAF CLUSTER).-BY , . direction
of tire President, in addition to the Distinguished-Service Medal awardcd
by the War Department to Major General Stephen J. ClmmberZtn, as published
in WD General Ordcrs 38,1922, n third bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services in the performance of duties of great
res~nnihility during the period indicated was awarded to him by the War
Department under the provisions of the net of Congress approoed 9 July 1918
(WD Bul. 43, 1918). The citation is as follows:
Major Geueral Stephen J. Obamberlin, 03397, United States Amy. July 1945
to Mny lM6.
III..LEGION OF MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the pro~isions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order 9260, %I October 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942), the Legion
of Ncrit for exceptionally mzritoriulm conduct io the performance of outstnndin?:
services during the periods indicated wan awarded posthumously by the
War Department to the follawinknarned amcers:
Major William A. Gay, 021070, Corps of Engineers, United States Army.
12 March to Q April 1942.
Colonel Ralph FlirscS. 07567, Field Artillery, United States Army. December
1041 to April 1942.
IV..LEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-1. By direction of the
President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded to Colonel Carl F. Eifler,
as published in General Orders 6, China-Burma-India Theater, 31 March 1944,
a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meritorloua conduct in tho perform-
ance of outstanding services during the period indicated was awarded to him
by the War Department under the prorisions of the act of Congress approved
20 July 1942 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1842) and Executive Ordcr 9260, 29 October
1942 (see. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation Is as follows:
Colonel Cwl P. We?-, 0288691, Infantry, Army of the Onitcd States. Narch
1912 to May 1914.
2. By direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
to COlOnCi Hugh .MrC. ExLon, as published iu General Orders 348, United States
Forces, European Theater, 28 &ember 1946, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for
exreptionally merilorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services
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