Evening star., 1943-05-14

lington, who were awarded the oak
leaf cluster to the Air Medal.
1t. Wayne S. johnson OF Takoma
Park and 1t. James Ford Kelley OF
Silver Spring, both of whom were
awarded the Air Medal.
The marine was Capt. Charles D.
Barrett, jr., son of Maj. Gen. Bar
rett, 213 South Pitt street, Alexan-
dria, awarded the Silver Star Medal
for conspicuous gallantry and in
trepidity in action against the en-
envy in the Solomons Island" He
received his decoration from Maj.
Gen. w. P. Upshur at marine head
quarters in San Francisco, where he
is now on hospital leave recovering
from malaria. Gen. Upshur is
close friend of Gen. Barrett.
Capt. Cramer, whose mother, Mrs.
r. V. Cramer, lives at 570l Chevy
Chase parkway NV, also had been
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Gross. He is graduate OF Central
High School here and West Point.
He trained at Tulsa. Okla, and Ran
uOlDIl lClIS, piAotS' q INV" "NNA
bomber and is a fight leader.
Awarded DEC.
He received the DFC for flight
over Germany in February, accord
ing to his mother She stated that
he accomplished his bombing mis-
sion after two engines had been
shot out, and returned to base after
he had lost the third over the tar
get.
Capt. Lambert, whose wife, Mrs
Frances Dicus Lambert, lives at l7O0
North Oak street, Arlington, is
native of Baltimore, where his IA
ther. Jack Lambert, was cartoon
ist for the Baltimore Sun.
He studied civil aeronautics at
the University of Maryland and en-
tered the Army Air Forces, receiv-
ing his training at Randolph and
Kelly Fields. Tex.
Capt. Lambert, squadron leader,
was sent to England last Septem-
ber. He has a son, John L. Lam
bert, ir., whom he has never seen.
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1t. johnson is brother of James
L. johnson of 7l9 Erie avenue, Ia
koma Park, where he resided for
the last two years. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. johnson of
Apple Creek, Ohio.
He attended George Washington
University School of Engineering
for a year, and was employed by
the Railroad Retirement Board
when he enlisted in the Army Air
Forces He received his wings as
q bomber pilot at Turner Field and
was sent overseas last November.
1t. Kelley is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Kelley of 1907 Woodbury.
drive, Silver Spring. He was grad
uated in 1941 from the Montgom-
cry Blair High School. where he
was president of the Student Coun-
Gil and a member of the basket
ball team.
Prior to his entry into the Army
Air Forces he was employed by the
telephone company here. He was
commissioned at Monroe. La, last
November. His brother, William j.
Kelley, jr., storekeeper, first class,
United States Navy, was reported
missing in action last February.
Cited by Admiral Halsey.
Gen. Upshur. in presenting the
award to Capt. Barrett, recalled that
when he was first lieutenant at
Paris Island. S. c., "a years ago,
Capt. Barrett's father served under
him as a second lieutenant.
Capt. Barrett, whose first cousin,
Comdr. John Paul Barker Barrett
of Alexandria, was decorated re-
Gently by the Navy, was lieuten-
ant at the time he won the Silver
Star, according to the citation
signed by Admiral William F. Hal
sey, commander of the South Pacific
area.
Capt. Barrett also wears the Order
of the Purple Heart for wound
received in the Solomons campaign,
where he received three citations in
three major battles fought on the
islands.
According to the citation, the Sill
yer Star was awarded for gallantry
in leading his platoon to safety after