Evening star., 1942-10-24
Two U. 5. Officers
Honored by Halifax,
Secretary Knox
Col. Paul Burrows Gets
ODE Ronk;; DSM Given
Comdr. S. B. FrunkeI

In a special ceremony at Boiling
Field addressed by Lord Halifax,
British Ambassador Col. Paul E.
Burrows, Army Air Forces, of Wash
ington yesterday afternoon was
awarded the rank of Honorary Off,
Ger Of the British Empire in recogni-
ton of his services as liaison officer
with the Royal Air Force Ferry
Command in Canada.
In second presentation cere-
mony, Comdr. Samuel B. Frankel
received the Distinguished Service
Medal from Secretary of the Navy
Knox for extraordinary initiative
and tireless energy" in directing re-
pairs of damaged United States
vessels from November, 1941. to
September, 1912, when assistant
naval attache in Murmansk and
Archangel
Lord Halifax declared the decora-
ton given Col Burrows to be mot
merely recognition of the valuable
service he has rendered. but a SYM
Dol of most happy cooperation be-
tween the United States Army Air
Forces and the Royal Air Force"
Returned Recently.
Comd.. Frankel, who recently re-
turned from Russia, was born in
Cincinnati July IA, 1905. and was
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1929 He lived at Stapleton,
Staten Island, N. Y, before taking
up residence here.
Under adverse conditions" his
citation read, "Comdr. Frankel dis
played extraordinary initiative and
tireless energy in the direction of
repairs to damaged United States
vessels. and in the supervision, res
cue. disqualification and repatriation
of survivors Of sunken vessels. AS
result of his courage and resource
fulness, certain vessels which would
otherwise have been lost have been
saved for future service in the war
effort"
Lord Halifax in making the pres
entation said, 1T is the symbol of
comradeship in arms. of which the
Royal Air Force is day by day more
proud. We see this partnership at
work in the air raids over Europe.
We see 1t in the Middle East. We
see it in every part of the world
where British and American airmen
fly and fight together. 1t is right
that we should hail and honor it,
both for its own sake, and because
it is the surest guarantee of victory"
Native of Washington.
Col. Burrows is a native of WASH
ington, and his home address is
given as 1907 Thirty-eighth street
NV. He entered the Army as a
private during the World War and
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant in the air service in 1918.
1t. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the
Army Air Forces. and other high
ranking officers of the flying service
were present at the ceremonies. The
citation accompanying the award of
the Order Of the British Empire was
read by Air Chief Marshal Sir Fred
erick w. Bowhill, commander in
chief. Royal Ait .EorcexsFerry Com
naandg who few w~to Washington for
fhs oee8Hon. The citation said:
"Col. Burrows has been liaison
ofncer of the United States Air
Corps Ferry Command attached to
this commando since August /, 194l
Hfs uuties WERE to assure that all
American aircrafttto be ferried over
to the United Kingdom were handed
to me in most expedient manner.
and fully equipped. except for GER
tain items, for the Atlantic flight.
He has carried out this work IN an
outstanding manner.
Col Burrows always has been OF
the greatest use to me. I cannot
speak too highly of him"
Others at Ceremonies.
Also attending the Burrows cere-
monies were Air Marshal D. C. S.
Evil, head of the Royal Air Force
delegation in Washington, and Air
Commodore H. N. Thornton. British
air attache. Representing the United
States Air Forces with Gen. Arnold
were Maj Gen. H. L. George, COM
mander of the Air Transport Com
mand. and Maj. Gen. George E.
Stratemeyer, chief of staff of the
AAF.
After the ceremonies Lord Hall
fax asked Gen. Arnold to introduce
him to Capt ALI Heiberg, leader OF
the Boiling Field Band. The Am
bassador congratulated the band