General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

in the performance of outstanding 8ervlces during the period indicated was
awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of the act of Con-
gress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and Executive Order
9260,29 October 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 64, 1942). The citation Is as follows:
Colonel John Blezak, 0203'778, Ordnance Department, Army of the United States.
June 1044 to November 1945.
7. BY direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
to Colonel Robwl dl. Smtth, as puhlmhed in General Orders 66, Hsadquarters
Hawaiian Department, 24 May 1943, a brame Onk-haf Cluster for escepti@nally
meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during the period
indicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD BuL 40. 1942) and
Egeeutive Order 8260, 29 October 1942 (see I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). '%'he citation
Is as follows:
Colonel Robert M. Smith, 015353, Ordnance Department, United Slates Amy.
September 1844 to October 1945.
8. By direction of the President, in addltion to the Legion of Merit awarded
to Colonel 'I'homas F. Van Natta, as published in General Orders 44, India-Burma
Theater, 11 December 1944, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally meri-
torious conduct in the performance of outstanding serv!ees during the period
indicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions oi
the act of Congress approved 20 July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40,1942) and Exeeu-
tive Order 9260, 29 October 1942 (sec. I WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation ia as
follows :
Colonel ThomasP. Van Natta, 017086, Coast Brtillery Corps, United States
Army. May 1941 to Januam 1943.
9. By direction of the President, in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded
by the War D2parrtment to Colonel Major 8. White, as published in WD General
Orders 97,1945, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptmnally meritoriom conduct
in the Performance of outstanding services during the period indicated was
awarded to him by the War Department under the provisions of the act of
Congress approved !2l July 1942 (see. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and Executive
Order 9260, 29 October 1942 (sec. I, WD BuL 64, 1942). The citation is as
f0UOWS :
Colonel Major 8. White, 018944, Medical Corps, United States Army.
October 1944 to November 1945.
IX..BRONZE STAR MEDAL (OAR-LEAF CLUSTER).-So much of General
Orders 131, Headquarters 11th Airborne D~vimon, 27 March 1945, as pertelns to
Brigadier General Albert Pieraon, Infantry, is rescinded (see par. 6, aec. VIII.
above).
BY mm m THE SEO~AEY cm Wm.:
O~CIAL: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
EDWARD R. WITSELL Chief of stan
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The Adjjutant General