Evening star., 1943-11-24
12Americans Receive
British Decorations
From Lord Halifax

Maj. Gen. Russell Lamont Max
well, 1000 Cathedral avenue NV,
and II other Americans received
British decorations from Lord Hall
fax, British Ambassador, at a cere-
mony last night at the British
Embassy.
Together with Maj. Gen. Charles
H. Bonesteel, former commander in
Iceland, Gen Maxwell was made an
honorary companion of the Military
Division OF the Order of the Bath.
Mothers Receive Award.
Two mothers and a widow each
received the Distinguished Flying
Cross, awarded respectively to 1t.
A. D. Jaqua, South Bend, Ind; 1t.
Delbert V. Mitchell, Long Island,
New York, and Pilot Officer William
Henry Baker. all dead. In addition
Mrs. S. c. Marena, New York, re-
celved the same award in behalf of
her husband, 1t. Steven C. Marena,
prisoner of war in Germany. Its.
Jaqua, Mitchell and Baker were
credited with destroying six Ger
man aircraft.
The Gen. Maxwell's citation
stated:
In his capacity as commanding
general, United States Forces in the
Middle East, Gen. Maxwell rendered
signal services to the Allied cause.
Later as commanding general, serv-
ice and supply. he continued to per-
form with great ability services to
the British Army in the Middle East
which were of outstanding import
ance and of the very greatest as
sistance to our military efforts"
Examples Of Gen. Bonesteel's CO.
operation with British forces, his
citation read, were the ready un-
dertaking of the defense of the fleet
base at Hvalfjord and of the minor
naval ports of Seydisfjord and
Akureyri and the making of ar
rangements for the coast watching
posts and naval personnel and pa
troll vessels at out stations"
Others Decorated.
Others receiving decorations were:
Col. T. S. Riggs. Las Cruces. N.
Mex, Honorary Officer of the Mill
tary Division of the British Empire
Order, for his work as chief of staff
in the services of supply in the
Middle East.
Capt. Thomas T. Omohundro.
Bacone Okla, Distinguished Flying
Cross, for flying operations with the
Raj in the Mediterranean.
Capt. George A. Uhrich, Brighton.
Colo, Distinguished Flying Cross,
for completing 300 operational
flying hours against Italian shipping
and displaying superb airmanship
and unf1inching courage"
1t. Robert C. Millard, Bremerton.
Wash, Distinguished Flying Cross,
for participating in Al sorties. in
Guiding six attacks on enemy sub
marines.
Ambulance Driver HOnored,
1t. Robert Joseph Banigan Sui
livan, Marine Corps, Palm Beach.
Fla, British Empire Medal (CiviD
for driving his ambulance through
out the night of July IA, 1912, at
Ell Mreir. collecting wounded. =.
Many of the Journeys were made
under heavy enemy mortar and
machine-gun fire"
1t. Earle Millichamp, Air Forces.
Lake Wakes, Fla, member of the
Order of the British Empire. His
citation read: This officer was a.
prisoner of war in Africa and with
other prisoners was being trans
ported from Tripoli to Italy in
submarine. On the 14th of Jan
uary the submarine was attacked
by our aircraft and began to sink.
This officer and others clung to the |
sides until the vessel was shelled
by our destroyers; they then at
tempted to swim clear. The sea
was rough and amidst heavy fire
from our vessels, 1t. Millichamp
rendered great assistance to a Brit
ish Army officer who was in diff
culties and eventually got him
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