General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Captain John A. Qrlfllths, British Army. April 1943 to June 1%.
&lone1 E. H. L. JacolwLurLcm, British Army. June to September
1945.
Major Warren A. Iliinton,, 0362251, Cavalry, Army of the United States.
December 1941 to April 1942.
Captain James B. Nixdorff, 01633431, Signal Corps, Army of the United
States. November 1943 to September 1945.
Colonel B. Rait-Kwr, British Army. Januar:, 1943 to March 1944,
Colonel Ewl F. Sechrest, 0510877 (then lieutenant ealooel), Qunrtermaster
Corps. Army of the United States. June 1944 ta May 1945.
lkchnicinn Third Grade Nathan Shiffrnan (Army serial No. 32654027),
Detached Enlisted Men's List, Army of the United States. 7 to 9
September 1944.
Major Rob& kf. Slusser, 01297269, Infantry, Army of the United States.
September 1943 to June 1945.
Uaster Sergeant Albert W. Weulr~) (Army serial No. 19075236), Slgnal
Corps, Army of the United States. June 1942 to Angust 1943.
Technical Sergeant Walter R. Wheeling (Army serial No. 6564336) (then
staff sergeant), Air Carps, Army of the United States. 17 Allgust
to 13 September 1945.
Colonel Walter W. Wise. 02M698. Air Corps, Army of the United States.
August 11345 to March 1946.
2. By direction of the President, under the provisions of nxecntiue Order 9419,
4 February 1944 (see. 11, WD Dul. 3. lW4). . . a Bronze Star Mrdnl for meritorious
services in connet:tion with military operations against an enemy of the United
States dnrinx the neriods indicated was awarded by Gcneral J. 3.I. Wainwright,
United States Army, to the folloaing-named officer and enlisted man:
31ajor Roy W. Day, 0347781 (then captain), Medical Corps, Army of the
United States. 9 to 15 April 1942.
Private First Class Biato Ignado, Olst Coast Artillery, Philippine Scoute.
14 April 1342.
3. By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 8419,
4 February 1944 (see. 11, WD Bul. 3, 11344), a Bronze Star for meritorious
services in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United
States during the period indicated was awarded by the Commander in Chief.
United States Army Farces. Pacific, to the following-named enlisted man:
Private First Class Alfred0 Morales, Headquartew Battery, 926 Coast Artillery,
Philippine Scouts. 8 December 1941 to 6 May 1942.
4. By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 0419,
4 February 1914 (sec. 11, WD Bul. 3. 1944). a Bronze Star Medal for heroic
achievement in connection with military operations asdinst an enemy of the
United States during the period indicated was awarded bg the War Department
to ~~~ the followinc-named ~ - enlisted man:
Corporal Estil J. Cohom (Army serial No. 15065793) (then private), Coast
Artillery, Army of the United States, a member of Battery B, Goth Coast Artillery
(Antiaircraft), performed heroic services on 1 May 1!142 nt Corregidor, Philippine
Islmds. Uurinx - an extremely heavy aerial bomllnrdment and shelling, Curpornl
Cahon, without thought of his personal safety and at the rlsk of his lile, roluuteered
with two other soldiers to replace n gun cable which had been destroyed
by the bombardment. As a result of this courageous act, a weapon important to
the defense of the area was put back into action.