General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Major Ardhsar Cfeopey !l'reuor-Wibon, British Army. June 1943 to N w
1845.
VI..LEGION OF MERIT (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-By direction of the
President in addition to the Legion of Merit awarded by the War Department
to Brigadier General Ludson D. Worsham, as published in WD General Orders
44, 1844, a bronze Oak-Leaf Cluster for exceplionally meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding services during the period indkated was awarded
to hi by the War Department under the provisions of the a4 of Congresa
approved 20 July 1942 (sec. 111, WD Bul. 40, 1842) and Executive Order 9260,
2.4 October 18?2 (sec. I, WD Bul. 54, 1942). The citation is as follows:
Brigadier General Ludson U. Worsham, 04428, United States Army. Nay
1944 to May 1845.
VII..DISTINGUISIIED-FLYING CROSS.-By direction of the President,
nuder the provisions of the act of Congress approved 2 July 1820 (WD Bul. &
1926), a Distinguished-Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while par-
ticipating in aerial flight during the period indicated was awarded posthumously
by the War Department to the Tollowing-named omcer:
Wrat Lieutenant RoDert H. Sohmolke, 0823n1, Air Corps, Army of the United
States. 30 November 1914.
VIII..DISTINGUISHED-FLYfiVG CROSS.-By direction of the President.
under the provisions of the act of Congress approved 2 July 1928 (WD Bul. 8.
1926). a Distinguished-Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while Par-
ticiwtins in aerial flight during the period indicated was awarded by the War
Department to the following-named officer :
Major Jamb P. Jones, 0338412, Air Corps, Army of the United States. 1n
March 1945.
IX..BRONZE STAR MEDAL.-1. By direction of the President, under the
Drovisions of Executive Order 9419. 4 February 1944 (see. 11, WD Bul. a, 1944).
8. Bronze Star Medal for meritorious services in connwtion with military operations
against an enemy of the United States during the periods indicated was
awardcd posthumously by the War Department to the follomillg-named officers:
Major Joe C. Ea8t. 018192, Coast Artillery Carps, United States Army.
Jantlnrv to Nay 1942.
Captain John 0. Zirnmwman, 0890017, Transportation Corps, Army of
the United States. Dwember 1941 to May 1942.
2. By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order 9419,
4 February 1844 (sec. 11, WD Bul. 3, 1944), a Bronze Star Medal for heroic
nchievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the
United States during the period indicated was awarded posthumously by General
J. M. Wainwright, United States Army, to the following-named o5ccr:
Captain Willim B. Davis, 0382338, Infantry, Army of the United States, a
member of the 45th Infantry (Philinnine Scouts). at Bataan, Philimine Islands.
distinguished himself on 7~April 1bi2. With the leading &men;; of his unit
when the point of adnancc guard was ambushed, he moved forward quickly, eollected
scattered forces of the advanced .guard, and organized them into points
of resistance. Courageously leadmg his group thus formed, Captain Davis was
killed by hostile fire as a numerically superior encmy forces attacked again.
X--BRONZE STAR MEDAL.-I. By direction of the President, under the pro-
visions of Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (sec. 11, WD Bal. 3, 1844), a