General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Doctor Joseph T. Vearn, American civilian, performed services of exceptional
value to the United States Army in the Cllina-Burma-India and Central and
Southwest Pacific Theaters from 10 March to 15 May 1945. IIe investigated
nutritional problems peculiar to these areas and gave expert professional advice
and assistance, which contributed greatly to improving the nutrition of troops
there. In addition, Doctor Wenm's study at first hand of the causes and effects
of dermatosis and his recommendations based thereon, reduced, by thousands, the
health casualties in tllone theaters.
Alfred M. Zissw, American Red Cross, performed meritorious services from
July 1945 to June 1946. As supervisor of camp and hospital services, he covered
all in~tailations in western China. He then organized and maintained the
American Ked Cross assistance to prisoners of war, deploying men and supplies
to a11 I]risOLiPr of war camps. Beesuse of his outstanding organizational ability,
Mr. 5isser was able to maintain commnuication and welfare services for the
prisoner8 of war under extremely difficult circumstances. Arriving in Shanghai
in November 1945, as dircctor of operations for the American National Red Cross
in China, he continued suwessfully the promolion and mainteuance of serrices to
Army, Kmy, and Marine Corps personnel.
XVILUNITED STATES OF AMERICA TYPRUS COMMISSION MEDAL.-
BY direction of the President, under the nrovisiuns of Zxecutive Order 9285. 24
December 1912 (see. 11, WD Hul. 3, 1913) and AR 60M5, the United States of
America Tmhns Commission Medal for exceptionally meritorious services in connection
with the work of the Commission during the period indicated was awarded
by the War Depnrtment to the following-named officer:
Cnutnin James A. V. GirsirsAmn. Northern Kachin T~evies. rendered exceDtionallY
meritorious services in cannPction with the work of the United States of America
Typhns Commission In the inves1;gntiun of the epidemiology of scrub typhus in
Assam and Burma from April to Sovember 1045. His knowledge of the native
languages proved of great value in the relations of the Commission to the nati~e
village1.8. His experience as n hunter and his familiarity with the birds and
mammnls of the region contributed greatly to the work of the Commission and
permitted detailed investigations which would have been impossible without his
assistnuce. In this fashion, Captaiu airsham contributed importantly to the eolleetion
of much fnndarnental information concerning the endemicity and dis.
tribution of the diseasc, and to the collection of birds and mammals for the
enrichment of rnusenms and advancement of natural history.
XVII..LEGION OF MERIT.-So much of paragraph 2, section V. WD General
Orders 28, 1846, as pertains to Brigadier A. E. Hodgkins, British Army, as realis
"Brigadier A. D. Tfodgkins" is amended to rend "Brigadier A. 8. Hodghin."
XVIIILLEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-So much of para-
graph 3, Section 11, Headquarters Army Service Forces Gencral Orders 22, 1946,
pertaining to Colonel Herliert D. VogeT, Carps of Engineers, as reads "a bronze
Oak-Leaf Cluster was awarded" is amended to rend "a second bronze Oak-Leaf
Cluster was awarded."
XIX..BRONZE STAR MEDAL.-I. So much of General Orders 258, Head-
quarters Sixth Army, 18 November 1945, as pertains to Colonel Frmk T. Ostenberg,
Coast Artillery Corps, as reads "Bronze Star Medal (Oak-Leaf Cluster) was
awarded" is amended to read "Bronze Star Medal was awardcd" (see par. 1,
we. VI above).