The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-06
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DECORATIONS

Thirty Army officers and en-.
listed men, natives Of Washington
and vicinity or stationed here, will
receive decorations granted by
foreign governments but withheld
pending legislation recently en-.
acted by Congress, the War De.
partment annoLlced today.
The WashingtonianS include
Col. Joseph A. Baer, stationed at
Baltimore, Gross of Merit"
awarded by Hungary; Lieut.. Col.
Henry B. Cheadle, San Antonio,
Tex, "Star of Abdon Calderon,
End Glass;" Ecuador; Lieut.. Col.
Reginald B. Cocroft, of Fall
Church, Va, at Paris, Diploma
"Medalla de la Paz de Marruecos,"
Spain; Lieut.. Col. James A. Dorst,
of West Falls Church, Va, at San
Francisco, "Star of Calderon. End
Class" Ecuador; Lieut. Col. Asa N.
Duncan, at Luke Field, Honolulu,
Knight, Order of the Crown of
Italy" Italy; Brig. Gen. Robert
C. Foy, at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
Commanders Cross, Order of
Polonoa Restituta," Poland. and
"Order of the White Lion, Bird
Glass;" Czechoslovakia; Col. Jacob
c. johnson, of Chevy Chase, Md,
at San Francisco, "Estrella de
Abdon Calderon, LIST Class" Ecua.
dor; Col. Osmun Latrobe, at
Omaha, Neb., Silver Medal La
Patria a Sus Libertadores," Cuba;
Col. Maxwell Murray, at Fort
Bragg, N. c., Royal Order Of
Cambodia," French Indo-C China,
and Col. w. Golf Caples, at San
Francisco, Diploma of the Order
of the Crown of Italy.
HOnOred Here
Those honored in Washington
are Major Rosenham Beam, Louis
vile, KY, Military Order Of
Merit, Sd Glass;" Cuba; Major
Peter C. Billiard, Fort Leaven.
worth, Kan, French Legion Of
Honor (Chevalier'), France: Col.
Charles Burnett, of Carlinville,
ILL.,, "Star Of Abdon Calderon. 1St
Glass;" Ecuador; Major Carl w.
Council, of Leesburg, Va. "Knight
of the Order of the Crown Of
Italy," Italy; Gen. Malin Craig,
Chief of Staff, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
Commander Of the Order Of the
Liberator," Venezuela; Lieut.. Col.
John F. Curry, of New York, zone
Box Siamese Silverware," Siam:
Lieut.. Col. Joseph o. DAILY, retired,
of Washington, D. c., "Latvian
Jubilee Medal" Latvia; Capt.
Muir s. FairchiId, of Seattle,
Wash, "Caballero, Orden al
Merite," Chile in 1880; Lieut.. Col.
Robert H. Fletcher, jr., of Wash
ington, D. c., Diploma and Cross,
Order of Military Merit" Spain;
Lieut.. Col. william w. Hicks, Of
Washington, D. c., Grand Silver
Order" Austria, and Czechoslovak
Order of the White Lion; Major
Jack c. Hodgson, of Birmingham,
Ala, "Order of Military Merit, Sd
Glass;" Cuba; Major Edgar E.
Hume. of Frankfort, KY, "Abdon
Calderon, I'd Glass; Ecuador
Knight of st. Olav, LIST Glass;"
Norway, Red Cross MEDIA"
Netherlands, Hungarian Cross Of
Merit, Class H." Hungary: Col.
Donald C. Mcdonald, of Washing.
ton, D. c., "Officer of the Order Of
the Crown" Belgium; Julia c.
Stimson, superintendent of nurses
(relative rank of MAJOR, of Wash
ington, D. c., Medal and
Diploma" France; Col. Daniel I.
Sultan, of Washington, D. c..
Presidential Order Of Merit,
Nicaragua; Lieut.. Col. Robert H.
Van Valkenburg, of Washington,
D. c., Star of Calderon, I'd
Glass;" Ecuador; Major Robert
LEG. Walsh, of Washington, D. c.,
"Officer, French Legion of Honor"
France; Lieut.. Col. Edwin M. Wat
son, of Eufaula, Ala, now Military
Aide to the President, "Star Of
Calderon, 1st Glass;" Ecuador, and
"Officer, Order of eopold,"
Belgium; Major aries A.
Willoughby, of Bronxville, N. Y,
Knight of the Order of SITS.
Maurice and Lazarus" Italy, and
Lieut.. Col. Davenport johnson, of
Tyler, Texas, Diploma Of the
Order Of the Crown of Italy"
Italy.