General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Legion of Merit to Brigadier General HcCabe, for services from
September 1943 to 3 August 1944, as published in General Orders
11, United States Army Forces, India-Burma Theater, 1 Novemba
1944.)
Brigadier General B&&n W. Rawlings, 018005, United States Army.
7 October 1943 to 1 July 1946. (So much of see. 11, WD General
Orders 15, 1946, as pertains to the award of thc Legion of Merit
to Brigadier General Razf;liags, for services from October 1948 to
October 1345, is rescinded.)
Brigadier General Josef R. Sheetz, 09720. United States Army. November
1945 to may 3946.
.A Robert N. Young, 015068 (then brigadier general), Infantry,
United States Army. 1 Sovember 1344 to 15 January 1845. (This
award supersedes'the award of the Bronze Star Medal to Colonel
Young, for services from 1 November 1944 to 8 January lWZ, as
published in Gweral Orders 69, Headquarters 3d Infantry Division,
26 February 1315.)
III..DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE MEDAL (OAK-LEAP CLUSTER).-By
direction of the President, in addition to the Distinguished-Service Mcdal
awarded by the War Departmeut to Brigadier General Edwh L. iSiburt, as published
in WD Genernl Orders 66, 1945, a bronze Oqk-Leaf Cluster for exeeptionall
meritorious and distinguished services in the performance of duties of great
responsibility during the period indicated was awarded to him by the War Dcpartlneut
under the nrovi~ions of the act of Courresv - anorored . 9 July 3918 (IT'D Bnl.
43, 1913). The citation is as follows:
Brigadier Gcncral Edzoln L. Stf~ert, 011193. United Slates Army. July 1945
to August 1946.
IV..SILVER STARrBy direetion of thc President, under the provisions of
the act of Congrcss approved 9 July 1018 (n7D Bnl. 43, 19lS), a Silver Star for
gallantry in action during the period indicated was awarded posthumonsl~ by
General J. 11. Wainwright, United States Anny, to the following-named enlisted
wln:
Sergeant Virgil Rist (Army serial No. 6861321), Coast Artillcry Corps, Arm7
of the Unitcd States, a membrr of Rattwy B, 59th Coast Artillery, displayed
znllantry in action at Col.regirior, Pililippiue Islands, on 24 April 1942. When
Battery Crockett, to vhich he was assigned, was being shelled continuously by
euelny siegc artillery, Sergeant Rist, at the risk of his life, volulitarily and unhestitatingly
led two other voluuteers into the various compartments of the
burning battery to carry the helpless, wounded men to safety. Despite the fact
that the installation was on fire. smnll-arms ammunition stored there was exploding,
and the powder magazine was thrcatening to explode, Sergeant Rivt
returned with his mcn to extinguish the tires, in order to keep the battery and
the men of his section ready far action.
V..SILVER STAR (OAK-LEAF CLUSTER).-By direction of the Presidcut,
in addition to the Silmr Star awarded to Technical Sergeant Clarence X. Chpr
H,iw, .. as . ~ublished In General Orders 147. Headauarters 26th Infantry Division,
26 June 194.5, a bronze Oak-Leaf Clustcr for gallantry in action during the [leriud
iudicated was awarded to him by the War Department under the ~rovisions of
the net of Congress approved 9 July lm8 (WD Bul. 43, 1918). The citation is
as follows:
AGO i?ilH