General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

standicg serviccs during the periods indicated was awarded by the War Department
to the fallawin~r-named officers:
Captain Eric R. Cf>.i.O2ths, Canadian Afmy. December 1964 to October 1945.
Licutennnt Colonel Dcnis J. Purdoit, British Army. July 1944 to August
1945.
VIII..LEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-1. By direction of the
President, in addition to the Legiou of Merit awarded to Colonel Earl Marwell,
as published in General Orders 492, Headquarters United States Army Forces,
South Pacific, 6 April 1944, a bronze Oak-Leaf Clustcr for excexitionnlly meritorious
conduct in the performance of outstanding scr~ices during the period
indicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of
the act of Congress approvcd 20 July 3942 (sec. TIT. WD Bnl. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order 9260, 29 October 1M2 (sec. I, WU Bul. 54, 1842). The citation
is as follows:
Colonel Earl Marwell, 017805 (then brigadier general), Unitcd States Army. .
January to July 1945.
2. By direction of tire President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
to Colonel Arthur P. Jloore, as oublishcd in General Orders 240, Unlted States
indicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of the
act of Congress npproved Xl July 1R42 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40,1344) and Executive
Order 9260,ZO October 1942 (see. I, WD Bo1.54, l(N4). Thc citation is as follows'
Colonel Arthur P. Mooye, 0101103, Field Artillery, Army of Unlted States
30 January to 9 April 1942.
3. Uy direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
by the War Depnrtmcnt to Lieutenant Colonel Fred C. Smith, as published in
WD General Orders 2. 1946, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for esccptionaliv meri-
torious conduct in the performance of outstan8ing services anring the period in-
dicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of the
act of Congress approved 20 July 1M2 (see: 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and Execu-
tive Order 92W, 29 October 1912 (see. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation is as
follows:
Lieutcnant Colonel Pred C. Smith, 0341580, General Staff Corps, Army of the
United States. August 1945 to klarch 1940.
4. By direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit aaarded
by the War Deportment to Major General RoDert Lea. Walah, as published in
\VD General Orders 57, lg43. a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meri-
torious conduct in the perforrnancc of outstanding services during the priad in-
dicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of
the net of Congress approved 20 July 1942 is=. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order ?)260, 29 October I042 (sec. 1, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation
is as follows:
Major General Robert LeG. WaZsh, 04468, United States Army. December 1944
to May 1940.
IX..BRONZE STAR MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-I. By direction of
the President, in addition to the Uronze Star Xedal awarded by General J. M.
Wainwright, United States Army to Major Eugene B. Anthong, as published in
\VD General Orders 58, 1916, a bronze Onk-Leaf Cluster for meritorious services
in connection with military owrntions against an enemy of the United States
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