General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

the perlods indicated was awarded by the War Department to the followin&
named officers :
Brigadier General H4lton B. Eahw, 05305, United States Army. March
to September 1945.
Brigadier General Robert C. OZCuef', 015275. United States Army. June
1942 to February 1944. (This award supersedes the award of the -
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Leeion of Merit to Brigadier General Oliwr. for scrvices from 1 to
21 February 1944, as published in General Orders 99, Readauarters,
United States Army Forces in China-Burma-India.)
III..DISTINGUISKED-SERVICE MEDAL (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-By
direction of the President, in addition to the Distinguished-Semice Medal
awarded by the War Department to sfajar General Robert S. Reightler; as pub-
lished in WD General Orders 66.1913, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished scrviees in the performance of duties of great
reswnsibility during the period Indicated was awarded to him by thc War De-
partment under thebroriiions of the act of Congress approved 9 July 1918 (WD
Bul. 43, 1918). The eitntion is as fuiiom:
Major General Robert S. Baightler, 0173673, Army of the United Slates. De-
cember 1943 to June 1M.4 and Janunrg to December 1945.
IV..SILBER STAR.-By direction of the President, under the provisions of
the act of Congress approved 9 July 1918 (WD Bul. 43, 1918), a SiiTer Star for
kallantry in action during the period indicated mas awarded by the Commanding
General, European Theater, to the following~named enlisted man:
Private First mass Rat~mond C. Sehaepw (Army serial No. 33947759). am-
pany K, 385th Infantry Regiment, Army of the United States, on 5 April 1946,
displayed gallantry in action at Truppenhausen, Germany. He ran across an
open space under heavy enemy small-arms fire to a burning house and, reaching
it, carried out a sererely wounded man. Moving again across the flre-swept
area, though wounded by the encmy fire, he carried the soldier ou to a first-aid
station. Private b'chaepet-'s murage and devotion to his wounded comrade re-
flect great cretlit on himself and the military service.
V..LEGIO&' OF MERIT.-By direction of the President, under the provisions
of the act of Conmess npprovecl 20 July- 1942 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942) and
Executive Order 8260, 29 October 1942 (see. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942), the Lesion of
Merit for exceptionally meritorlous eoncluet in the performance of outstanding
services during - the mriods indiented was nwarrIed posthumously by the War
Department to the following-named officers and enlisted man:
Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius 2. Rwd, 017760, Quartermaster Corps, United
States Army. December 1941 to April 1912.
Colonel Morrts 8. Forbea, 09036, Finance Ileuartment, United States Army.
December 1941 to Nag 1944.
Sergeant Albert B. Weathers (Army serial No. 6573702), Air Corps, Army
of the Unlted States. June 1944 to March 1845.
VILLEGION OF MERIT.-I, I37 direclion of the President, under the Pro-
visions of the act of Congress approved 20 July- 1942 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1942)
and Executive Orcler 9260, 29 October 1942 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54,10421, the Legion
of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduet in the performance of outstanding
servlcea during the periods indicated was awarded by the War Departmeut to the
following-named officers.
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