General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

WAR DEPARTK!3NT
WAsE~mrnn 25, D. C., 18 September 1946
Seetion
GENERAL COURTS MARTIAI-Authority to appoint granted .._..___..._----
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BRAXCH UXITBD STATES DISCIPLINARP BARRACKS-Port Honeoek, Nev
Jersey, discontinued ..............................................
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BATTLE HONORS--Citations of units .-.-------.....---.---..------.--....-
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1-.GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.-By direction of the President, the mmmanding
oificer. Air Proving Ground Commnnd, fa empowered, pursuant to the
eighth article of war, to a ~oint general courts martial.
, IAG 250.401 (4 Seg 46)l
II..BRANCR UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS.-Effective
25 OotobW 1946, the Branch United Stat= Disciplinary Barracks, Port Hanmck,
New Jeney, is discontinned.
[AG 252 (16 Sen 46) 1
IJILRATTLE R0NORS.-As authorized by Executire Order 9306 (sec. I, WD
Bul. 22, 1913), a~perseding Executive Order 9075 (sec. 111, WD Bnl. 11, 1%2),
citation of the fallominb units ic the general orders inRicatcd are mnflrmed
under the prorisions of scction lV, WD Circular 333, 1943, in the name of the
President of the United States as public evidence of deserved honor and dia
tinction. The citations read as fallows:
1. Headquarters 69th Composite Whg md the 526th, SeBth, and 99% Troop
Canier Snuwdrons are cited for outstanding performance of duty from 1 to 30
September 1946. During this period, the 6gth Composite Wing was charged
with a number of varied missions, including supply an8 wacuation by air of
misoner of war internment camns, air transuort of American military units,
ferrying of supplies and equinrnent of widely scattered bases in China, mtfiaiona
of mercy, and wial transport flights to distant areas in French Indo-China,
Cbina, and Mnnrhuria, where local conditions were unsettled and where the
snallty of rereption by the Japanese was as yet undetermined. These misslons
were assigned to the 326th. JBSth, and SSPd Troop Carvier Rquadrma. Though
handicappd operationally by a transition from C47 to 0-40 type aircraft dur-
ing the month and undergoing several changes, these squadrons eridenced ex*
tional energy and initiative in performing more than the dnties assigned them.
Hampered frequently by inadequate unloading and servicing facilities and fly-
ing through uunprcdietahlc weather over rugged terrain, the three squadrons
flew a total of over 12,500 hours, transprting 5,346.9 tons of personnel and
equipment vital to the success of the United States armed forces in this theater.
A daily average of 27.8 loaded trips completed was maintained wr day. and
throughout the month of September, 4,218 sorties were accomplished. Tonnage
transported mas 124 percent of that committed. &cause of the fact that per-
sonnel for loading was inndeqnnte at mme stations, in many cnses aircrews
mlonded and loaded their own aircraft, sometimes disassembling heavy equip
ment on their own initiathe. Numerow changes in schedule men, reqnired each
day because of alteration in priorities of air lifts, often neeessitnting reloading
and rescheduling. Despite these handicaps, IIFadq%artm 69th Cmnposite Wing
and the S$Gth, Sgb'th, and SSEd Troop Carrier Squadrons performed all missions
assigned them with such distinction as to contribute substantially to the aeeom-
plishment of the mission assigned the Tenth Air Force. The success of these
organientious in attaining and surpassing the difficult objectives allotted them is
evidence of the energy and industry pnt forth bg all personnel assigned. The
outstanding performance of duty of these organizations has been of exceptional
AGO 686B-Sept 705508'-46
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