General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

Anyuatias Vacn de Mencarini, Spanis11 civilian, performed meritorims services
iu the Philippine Islands from January 1912 to January 1945. As a resident of
Mnnila, Mrs. de ,Uencrwini disulnyed . outstandina courage and determination in
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roluntarily rendering wholehearted services lo Allied nationals and their depend-
ents and in working in elosc and effective eoopcration with Santo Tomas Internee
Ccmrnittees during the Japanese oecup;ltion. She slrillfully managed a home for
helpless, aged men, saving them from Lhe hitter suffering of prison life, resource-
fully raised funds for the iril.ernces, and successfully suluggled drafts, messages.
and funds in and out of the camp, dcspite being under constant siispicion and sur-
willance by the Japanese authorities. She bravely continued her hnzardous work
until her apprehension and execution by the enemy. Through her exceptional
forlitude, inspiring conduct, and unfaltering devotiorl to her meroifnl cause, Mrs.
dr Mcncarini contrihut.ed in conspicuous degree to ihc health, welfare, and morale
of Allied nationals and tl~cir dependents in ?Janila and gailnntlp upheld the
highest ideals of hurnanitarim service.
XVII..MBDAL OF FREEDOM.-Ry direction of the President, under the
provisions of Executi~e Order 05536, 6 July 1945 (see. 11, WD Dul. 12, 19453, the
M~dul or Freedom for merilorious services which aided the Uuitrd Slntes in the
prosecution of a war against an enemy during the period indicated was nn7arded
bj the 1Vor Drp:?rtment to the following-named indiridual :
Jcsusa Oeam.po, citizen of the Philippine Commonwealth. performed meritorious
servicm during the Jlipnnrsu acciipntion of the Philippines from Awil 1942 to
Octobcr 1944. Miss Ornn>po personally srnuggled food, money, medicines, and
clotbirlg into Camp O'Donnell, ilnmedinlely after thc fall of Bataan, filr the
benefit of the American arisoners held then Dnrirx the followine - years, Miss
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Ocnmpo sccvetly engaged iir~ the collection and srumggling of relief supplies into
the serernl omrp'l of American prisoners of mar mil internf'es on Luzm continuously
at thr hazard of her lifc. Miss Oeampo's loyal and fearless efforts were a
nl~lerinl support to the muning health uf the prisoners and interuees.
XVIIILLEGION OF MERIT.-I. So much of section 111, WD Geueral
Orders 80, 1946, 11s pertnilti: to Lieutenant Colonel Orailam A. Ma~tin, Air Corps,
as reads "J:inuary 1043 to Jnnnnq 1045" is amended to read '"January 1943 to
Noreml~ev 1044."
2. So much of paragraph 1, section VI, WD General Orders 03, 1946, as Pertains
to Colonel Carl H. Pforzkcimer, Jr., Gcncral Stag Corps, as reads "Mas
to August 1945" Is amended to rend "July 1943 to July 1948."
XIX-~BATTZE HONORS,I. P:rragraph 3, scction XI, WD General Orders
25, 194G, pertwining to the 462d Bombardment Group ('OH), is rescinded.
2. Section XSV, WD General Orders 139, 1946, is rescinded.
OFFIC~AL:
EDWARD A. WTTSELL
Major General
The Adlutant Genera2
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWBR
Chief of b'telf
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