General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

less aggressiveness, and indomltshle spirit of the men of the Armored Flame
Thrower Battalion. The courage and perseverance shown by the members of
the 715th Tank Battalion, Smored PLame Thrower (Provisiomal), are worthy
of emulation and reflect the highest traditions of the Army of the United States.
(General Orders 45, Headquarters XXIV Colps, U March 1940, as approved by
the Comxander in Chief, United States Army Forces, Pacific.)
IX. .MED)IL OF FREEDOM.-By diwction of the President, under the provisions
of Executive Ordcr 9658, 6 July 11145 (sec. 11, %'D Bn1. 12, 19451, the
Medal of Freedom far meritorious service which has aided the Uni:ed States in
the prosecution of a war against an enemy during the period indicated ms
awarded by the War Department to the following-named indiridual:
Howard Coonley, American civilian, as deputy In charge of the American War
Production Mission in China, from November 1941 to March 1945, mas largely
illstrunlentsl in Setting - uu - the organic - lr,~ and divisional structure of the China
War Production noard. Snbse(luently, he assisted ably in carrying out its mission.
Mr. Cooninj's construrtiue hell, and guidsnce to China's industry m a
reflected in better industrial organization, increased production of munitions,
irn~lroreil Quality of product, and higP~er eilicieney of operation.
X..UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TYPUS COMMISSION MEDAL.--By
direction of the President, under the ~rorisions of Executire Order 9285, 24
December 1042 :see. 11, WD Bul. 3, 10i3) and AR 0W4.5, the Uuited SLates of
America !L'yyhus Commission Mcdal for exceptionally meritorious services in
connecliun with the mark of thc Columission during the pcriod indiented was
awarded by the War Degartmmt to the followlog-named ameer:
Lieutenant Nicholas A. Tiwny, United States Kaval Reserve, from October
1244 to December 1M6, rendered exceptionally meritorious services in the incestigntion
of the clinical usmcts of c~idemic tmhus and serub tsuhns fevers,
in Burma under dimcult conditions, he carried out a successful investigation of
the use of paraminobenzoic acid in the treatment of scrub tyylius fever. Lieuten-
ant Tievnev's achievements, resulting in shorlening the period of illness and in
snriug iives, hembtted patients wffa'ing from scrub typhus and contributed to
the advancement of medicine.
XILLEGION OF MERIT.-So much of section V, WD General Orders 14,1946,
as pertains to Colonel Hugh McC. Eston., General Staff COW, 1s rescinded (see
sec. IY above).
By onnm of the SECRETARY OX WAE:
OFFICIAL: DWIGHT n. EISENHOWDR
EDWARD F. WITRELL chief of ton
Major GenevaZ
T71e Adjutant General