General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

machine .wis, six light machine guns, nine knee mortars, eight Samorni swords,
and one hundred and thirteen rifles were captured. This action cleared the
way for the 2d Battalion to more to its abjeclive and destroy the enemy eom-
~>letelY. Thc indomitable courage and fearless aggressiveness of the men of
ComzJany E, 306th Infnntry Regiment, are in keeping with the finest traditions
of the military service. (General Orders 67, Headquarters 77th Infantry Divi-
sion, 26 February 1946, as approved by the Commanding General, United States
Army Forces, Middle Pacific.)
ZX..MEDAL OF FREEDOM.-By direction of the President, under the provisions
of Executive Order QZSI;, B July 1045 (sec. 11, WD Dul. 12.1%5), the Dlcdal
ot Freedom for meritorious service which has aided the United States in the prosecution
of a war against an enemy during the period indicated was wwnrded by the
Wtlr Department to the fallowing-named individual:
Steplien Galatti, American civilian, rendered noteworthy services as Director
Gcmeral, Aineriran Field Service, in Endand, North -4lrica, nnd Italy, £rum
March to May 1944. During this period, by careful inrl~ction of units in the
Geld and thorouch - coordination with the British War Office and combat corn-
mnnders, Mr. Galatti brought about effectire irnprarzments iu the organization
and operation of the escer~tionall.7 beneficial nnd famous roInnteer ambulanee
service, which he had reorg:mizrd at the outset of World War I1 and behind
which he had long been the driving force.
X..UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TYPHUS COMMISSION MEDAL,-
By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9285, 21
Decrmlrer 1042 (see. 11, WD liul. 3, 1943) and AR 6W6, the United States of
America Tsphus Commission Medalfor eaceptiormlly meritorious services in con-
nection with the work of the Commiasion was awarded by the War Drpartmcnt to
the fallowing-named indiridual:
Doctor Ronert L. Cherry, surgeon (Keseme), United Stales Public Health
Service, reudercd exceptionally meritorious serrices in the control of the epi-
demic of typhus fever at Naples. Italy. from 20 December 1043 to 20 February 1944.
AS chief of a seetion for cnse finding and epidemiological investigation, he carried
heavy responsibility. Doctor Cherru's excellent work contributed materially to
the sueeessful checking of this epidemic, thus protecting both civilians and
American troops.
XI..LEGION OF MERIT.-1. So much of section IV. WD General Orders 72.
1945, as ~ertnins to Colonel Boris Theodore Pash, Genernl Staff Corps, as reads
"1 to 20 April 1943' is amended to read "Aw'il 1044 to November 1H5."
2. So much of paragraph 2, section 111,-WD General Orders 43, 19-16, as ~ertains
to Colonel Wdliam W. Haddoclc, British Army, an reads "Colonel William TV.
Haddock" 1s amended to rend "Colonel Wuller W. Hoddoch"
BY OWEB OF THE SEC~~TAILY OI. WAE:
Omrcm: DWIGHT D. ZISENHOWER
EDWARD F. WITSELL Chief of
Major. General
The Adjutant General