General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

GENER~L OBOERS WAR DEPARMNT
No. 118 } Wnsnrnc~a~ 25, D. C., 3 October 1946
Section
BRONZE STAR MEDAL--130sthumous awards ................................. I
ILBRONZE STAR MEDAL.-I. By direction of the President, under the provisions
of Executivc Order e419, 4 Fehruary 1944 (sec. 11, WD Bui. 3, 19441, a
Bronze Stnr Medal for meritorious services in eanuection with military operations
neainst - an enemy of the United Stntes durine - the oeriods indicated was
awarded posthumously by the War Department to the following-named officers:
l?il.St Lieutenant John D. Gamble. 0893135, Conat Artillery Corps, Army of
the United Stntes. Aprii 1942 to Xovember 1944.
Major Georye B. Hart, 0357956, Signal Corps, Army of the United States.
26 Nareh to6 Xay 1942.
Captain Marvin A. Tannshill, 0208962, Quartermaster Corps, Army of the
United States. Janunm to lnril 1042.
2. By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9419,
4 Febninry 1944 (see. 11, WD Bul. 3,1944), n Bronze Star Medal for meritorious
aervices in conncetion with military operations against an enemy of the United
States during the periods indicated was awarded nosthumnusly by General
J. N. Wainwright, United States Army, to the folio~in~nxrned officers:
Major Howard 0. Crawford, 0308618, Infantry, Army of the United
States. 7 December 1.941 to 8 April 1942.
Second Lientenant Clljde L. White, 0890265, Infantry, Army of the United
States. 7 Vebruary to 8 April 1942.
3. By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9419.
4 Velrruary 1944 (see. 11, WD Bul. 3, 1944), a Bronze Stnr Medal for heroic
~ehievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the
United States during the periods indicated was awarded posthumously by General
J. M. Wainwright, United States Army, to the following-named officers:
Captain Churles F. Mucller, 0319211, Infantrg-, Army of the United States,
performed mlaronsly in connection rrith militnry operations against the enemy
00 Batann, Philippine Islnnds, on 7 April 1942. Captain Mueller volunteered to
ymeeed to n point abrmt 2 kilometers north of Lnmaa far the purpose of relieving
and withdrawing to the south a bridge guard detachment of four eniistcd men
(Philippine Scouts), who were then ent off from eantact with American and
Filipino troops. Gpon reaciiing a point just south of Lamao, he was, bccause
of Japanese artillery fire then falling on xnd in the immediate vicinity, forced to
abandon his motor transportation and proceed afoot to this detachment. He,
together with the enlisted men, withdrew through the artillery barrage. Captain
dlueller'8 valorous action saved the detachment from enpiore or denth.
Captain Eobert IL. Robwts, 0388724, Infantry, Army of the United States, exhibited
valorous achievement in Connection with military operatipus against the
enemy on Bntaan, Philimine Islands, an 7 April 1912. In the action near Trail 8,
a lat to on of tanks supported the withdrawal of the 45th Infantry (Philippine
Scouts). Enemy soldiem concentrated their efforts upon destroying thcse tanks.
Captain RObert8, Seeing a group of the enemy attacking a forward tank, came to
the tank's assistance by picking off the attackers with his rifle. He killed two of
the enemy and, by his accurate and steady fire, forced the remainder to retire.