September-October - Air Defense Artillery

COAST ARTILLERY CITATIONS AND CO~l;\1ENDATIONS
ina center immediateh. after the outbreak of war, he
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. trained scores of antiaircraft units at this camp so that,
hnically, they were able to perform efficiently in combat.
rina this period his command increased from a few units
m~ximum strength of over 13,000 when at the height
the Army's rapid expansion. The results obtained by
. through his exceptional qualities of vision, skill in
dership and untiring effort have stamped him as one
the outstanding commanpers of training centers, and are
eeted in the notable performance of these well trained
tiaircraft units in combat.
: CHARLESI. CLARK, Colonel, General Staff Corps
(CAC), 171 ~ Iuirfield Road, Rockville Center, New
York.
R: In the performance of outstanding services in the
ee of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division,
ar Department General Staff, during the period March,
41, to September, 1944, he demonstrated a keen underanding
of the problems of overseas supply logistics, parlCularlyfrom
the standpoint of troop unit planning. He
riginated, developed and supervised the monthly Overseas
roopBasis. At the time of its inception this document was
heonly reliable basis for overseas supply and was vital not
nly to ports of embarkation but throughout the "Var Deartment
was considered valuable for supply control and
asa planning tool. His intimate knowledge of troop units
andsupply control were of inestimable value to the "Var
Department Special Committee for the Re-Study of Reserveson
which he served as a member during the last half
of1943. The success of his work on this important commiteeean
best be measured by the significant savings in matlerialand
money effected by carrying out the recommendaionsof
the committee. I-Ie was designated as one of the
originalassociate members of the Joint Logistics Plans Committeeand
ably represented the Operations Division at the
alnference of Allied leaders in Quebec, August, 1943, on
mattersof troop shipping and deployments. His ability in
research,his 'unusual faculties for assimilation and analysis,
and his thoroughness in undertaking the most involved
and arduous planning have made his contribution to the
wareffort outstanding.
TO: LEE A. DENSON, Colonel, CAC, 3900 Cathedral
Avenue, N."V., \\Tashington, D. C.
FOR: He displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct
in the performance of outstanding service in Headquarters,
Army Service Forces, from March 9, 1942, to June 30,
1945. As Deputy Director and Director of the Requirements
Division and as Deputy Director of the Requirements
and Stock Control Division, he made exceptional
contributions to the establishment of the Army Supply Program
and to the creation of its successor, the Supply ControlSystem.
He established and assigned responsibilities for
the staff administration of the Army Supply Program, determined
the bases and policies under which the Procurement
Program of 1944, amounting to more than $17,000,-
000,000, was computed, and formulated the basic plan for
the Supply Control System. As a result of his foresight and
nergetic and effective staff work in computing the supply
quirements for a one-front war against Japan, the Army
Service Forces had available a sound Period I procurement
Proaram well in advance of the defeat of Germam'. His
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shrewd direction of difficult planning, his tenacity, superior
J .udament, foresiaht and devotion to dutv have contributed
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materially to the successful prosecution of the war.
TO: RALPH1. GLASGOW,Colonel, CAC, Omaha, Nebraska .
FOR: Sen'ices as Chief of the Operations Branch, Oversea
Supply Division, New York Port of Embarkation. He was
faced with !he task of preparing instructions and supervising
operations relative to the movement of supplies and equipment
for shipment to the United States forces bases in the
European and North African theaters of operations. Necessary
and unexpected changes in supply and movements
complicated this task. By his foresight, organizational ability,
hiah dearee of initiative and exceptional skill, he contribuo
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ted in large part toward insuring the timely movement of
all classes of supply to these theaters.
TO: \VILLIAM \\T. HICKS, Colonel, CAC, Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
FOB: Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance
of outstandina service. On 7 December 1941, in addition
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to placing his own command on the alert, by utilizing all
members of his Station Complement he was able to rapidly
emplace and man additional 155mm gun batteries to cover
twenty miles of beach in the Los Angeles Area, completing
such installation by the evening of 8 December; by 9 December
an emergency fire control system was installed and the
beach batteries housed in portable buildings secured for the
emergency. Thus the Harbor DeFenses of Los Angeles were
prepared to meet the expected Japanese attack of 9 December
1941 which was indicated by intelligence sources as impending.
He also directed the movement into position in the
Harbor Defenses of the leading elements of the 7th and
40th Divisions until the arrival of the higher headquarters.
He provided these elements with ammunition, improvised
mounts for antiaircraFt machine guns, and motor transportation
until their own material became available. I-Ie secured
civilian trucks, busses and passenger vehicles,
enabling these leading elements to function in guaraing the
airplane and shipbuilding plants. The resourcefulness,
leadership and exceptional ability displayed by Colonel
Hicks in this emergency were notable.
TO: ROBERTN. MACKIN,Colonel, CAC, Yorktown, Vir-
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glOIa.
FOB: Streamlining the G-2 section of the Africa-Middle
East Theater ... maintaining the utmost security in the
movement of PO\V's released from neutral countries,
- Colonel Mackin displayed unusual leadership and judgment
in the supervision and expeditious handling of those
who passed through the theater ... developed and maintained
closest cooperation and liaison with the British and
other allies. As a result of his series of lectures to the British
in this area, Colonel i\hckin was considered one of the
most informed and outstanding lecturers on the subject of
operations in the Far East.
TO: JOHN E. METZLER,Colonel, CAC; 3153 21st Street,
North, Arlington, Virginia.