Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-10

ROAD NV.
Pfc. Carroll Ray WilIett, 81, U. S.
M. c., whose mother, Mrs. Grace
Irene Willett, lives on River road
Bethesda, who was reported on July
7 to have been wounded, is also on
today's list. Pfc. Willett was a
medalist in the District schoolboy
golf championship tournament in
l94l while a student at Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School. He was
wounded in the South Pacific and
sent to hospital in Pearl Harbor
where he is reported to be recover
ing from loss of his right arm.
Missing in Action
Sergt. Winston w. Burroughs, %
who had completed Is missions az
turret gunner in Flying Fortress
has been missing since a raid on
France June II, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Burroughs of Charlotte
Hall, Md, have been notified. Sergt
Burroughs holds the Air Medal with
three Oak Leaf Clusters.
Decorations
1t. Comdr. Douglas NJ. Swift, 48ll
North Sixteenth street, Arlington
was awarded the Silver Star fol-
gallantry in action as commanding
officer of the USS Lansdale off the
coast Of Algeria April 20.
Whep the convoy in which the
Lansdale was serving as escort was
attacked by enemy bombers, Comdr
Swift maneuvered the vessel with
expert tactical skill to avoid the
torpedoes. the citation stated. I'm.
der his control, the ship DESTROYED
three of the aircraft, and probabl,
tour more. before the Lansdale wa.
struck. He then supervised the
abandon-ship operations and wa.
responsible for the successful re.
coVery of an exceptionally large
number of his crew.
COmdr. Thomas A. christopher
340l Old Dominion road Alexandria
received the Navy Cross YESTERDAY
for heroism as commander of a
Navy bomber IN the Southwest Pa.
clfic last December and January.
Operating in the vicinity Of
strongly defended Jap bases In the
Bismarck Sea, Comdr. Christophel
made cloSe-range attacks. fiying in
( at extremely low level, the citation
accompanying the award said. He
inflicted serious damage on two
Japanese warships DESPITE adverse
conditions.
Rear Admiral William Bren,
Young, los. Hesketh street, Chev,
I Chase. Md. was presented the lie.
sion OF Merit yesterday for his serv.
ices as fleet supply officer, Atlanti,
Meet, from April, l94l, to MAY. 1912
His citation read: During tn,
establishment of numerous neg
bases and the increasing oversee,
movements Of troops and supplies
Admiral then Comdr) Youne
achieved distinctive success in the
overall planning of the logisti II
phases of the Atlantic operations.
A native of Washington, Admiral
Young is now chief of the Bureau
OF Supplies and Accounts and pay-
master general of the Navy.
Capt. Paul r. Lee, 1928 Thirty
seventh street NV, was awarded
the Legion Of Merit yesterday for
MS outstanding services in the pro.
curement Of vital materials and ma
chinery during a special program
rol speed production of Navy de-
stroyer escorts for l943
Capt. Vernon Huber, GOA North
overlook drive, Alexandria, received
the Legion of Merit for exception
ally meritorious conduct in per.
Torrance of various services IN the
Atlantic fleet from the outbreak OF
war until April of this year.
Marine Col. Henry d. Linscott, &c
Glensdale avenue, Alexandria, was
awarded the Legion of Merit fol-
outstanding services as member OF
the staff of commander, the Am
phibious Forces, South Pacific, from
August, 1912, to July, l943.
Brig. Gen. Anthony c. McAuliffe
Washington born divisional artillery
commander of the 101st Air-Borne
Division in Normandy, has received
the Silver Star for gallantry in
D-day action.
Gen. McAuliffe had flown to
France with his paratroopers. AL
though he had received no instruc-
ton in parachuting, he volunteered
to drop with the parachute group of
the headquarters battery to organize
his artillery with the greatest pos
sible speed.
Largely through his leadership
the citation said, his men caught
the Germans f1atfooted. Later they
ran into strong resistance at the
village of Pouppeville. They were
nearly driven out of town and mar
rowly escaped being cut off, but
rebuffed German counterattacks.
The War Department said that on
the night of June 20, after the di-
vision had fought it's way into Ca
rentan, more than 1000 para
troopers assembled in the village
square to see Gen. McAuliffe and 10
other officers and enlisted men pre-
sented with Silver Stars. Gen
McAuliffe commanded the task force
that took Carentan.
The air-borne artillery COM
mander was born and reared in
Washington, and attended Eastern
High School. Mrs. McAuliffe re-
sides at 45l9 Yuma street NV.
Col. William J. Clinch, 2l2l Vir-
ginia avenue NV, was awarded the
Legion OF Merit today for execu-
tive duties performed with the Army
Air Forces.
Maj. Gen. James M. Bevans. as
sistant chief of air staff personnel,
made the presentation at the War
Department.
Col. Clinch distinguished himself
in accomplishments which contrib
uted immeasurably to the efficient
functioning of the Army Air
Forces" the citation said.
An assistant to Gen. Bevans, he
was responsible largely for many of
the operations in the personnel