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attacks on Nazi &
war plants and
on military tar
gets In support
of Allied ground
forces. He holds Il. Bowss.
the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters.
1t. Bowes showed courage, cool
ness and exceptional skill" on bonn
bardment mission over enemy oc-
cupied continental Europe, his cita-
ton said.
Is Win Bronze Star.
Thirteen men from the District
area have been awarded the Bronze
Star. Included are:
Mai. Michael p. De Vito, former
plastic surgeon at Emergency Hos
pital, now with q medical division
in the LIST Army.
Col. George B. Kraft, 7s11
Twelfth street NV, assistant chief
of staff in the United Kingdom,
England, former recipient Of the
Legion of Merit.
1t. Col. Alfred G. Karger, infan-
try haison officer, 2700 Connecticut
avenue NV, in France.
Corpl. Edwin r. Dickerson, tank
gunner, 200 Thirty-sixth street NE,
in Europe.
Comdr. william v. Deuterman.
q. S. N, 4425 @ street NV.
Rear Admiral John Joseph Man
ming, o. s. NJ, 1901 Livingston
street NV.
First 1t. Shelton r. Clemmer, in
fantryman, 1918 Rodman street
NV.
Capt. Frank S. Diuguid, jr, 81,
communications officer in a tank
battalion, 2348 Mount Pleasant street
NV, in France.
First It. James T. Cecka, infan-
tryman, 1912 I street NV, in
Technical sergt. Randolph H.
Brown, %, infantryman, 9l3 Twelfth
street Sc, in Germany.
Pfc. Edmond j. Wilkey, denloh-
don man in an engineer outfit, lib
Third street NV, in Germany.
1t. Col Arthur ]. Carbonell, %,
Medical Corps, Northampton street
NV. in the Southwest Pacific.
1t. q. g. Raymond D. Flaig, sos
Savannah street Sc, In Italy.
Served as Plastic Surgeon.
Mai. De Vito was cited for his
services as a plastic surgeon in an
evacuation hospital in France from
June II to June 20. Faced with
tremendous task since severe facial
wounds occurred in greater fire.
ouency than any one individual
could normally handle, deity and
efficiently cared for them ALL" the
citation said.
I'm addition to performing plastic
surgery on all of these cases, often
working without relief for "a hours
or more, he searched the wards for
patients suffering from other serious
wounds and operated successfully on
them"
Comdr. Deuterman served as aero
logical and assistant operations Of
ficer on the staff of the commander
of the Sd Amphibious Force from
July, Is, 1s43, to February /, 1914.
During this period he displayed ex-
ceptional ability in analyzing aero
logical conditions affecting amphibi-
Gus operations for the seizure OF
Vella Lavella, Treasury and Cape
Torokina, on Bougainville," the CT
tation said.
Officers Assist Invasion.
Admiral Manning was special
adviser In connection with engineer
ing projects vital to the success OF
the Allied invasion Of France.
Capt. Diuguid, despite enemy
Smelling, kept traffic moving through
the city of Avranches, France, on
August l, and performed the duties
of liaison officer In superior man
ner" when his combat command
reached Lorient August Z.
Capt. Herbert HUT, Alexandria,
Va, was awarded q Certificate OF
Merit as a member Of the 41st
Evacuation Hospital, who, despite
German bombs, set up its tents at
Lemolay, France, June IA to attend
invasion casualties. It Is the first
such unit to cross the Normandy
beachhead. It followed close behind
American troops advancing through
France, Belgium and Holland.
Praise From Macarthur.
Mai. Gen. st. Clair STREET., 1888
Connecticut avenue NV, received q
message of commentator from Gen.
Douglas Macarthur expressing adj
miration of all officers and men in
volved in the super-range strikes
made by the 18th AAF against the
Bahkpapan refineries.
1t. Dannemiller, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. j. Dannemiller, 6304 Meadow
lane, Chevy Chase, Md, was cited
for his participation In 10 bomber
combat missions over Europe. He
has been a prisoner since February
as. The award was received by his
wife, Mrs. Clara Ray Dannemiller,
now living in Carson City. New.
Three men have been awarded the
Air Medal:
Staff Sergt. George F. shipp. rs,
radio gunner, 1ol Thirty-sixth street
NE, now in England.
Sergt. Gilbert c. Fisher. nose
gunner, 301 Gallatin street NV, in
Italy.
Corpl. Kurt F. Wehle, aerial en-
gineer, 1907 Newark street NV, in
India.
william r. Wootten, chief car
penter, U. S. N. r., Laurel, Md, has
been presented the Purple Heart
for injuries received In action
against the enemy while serving in
the 81st Construction Battalion in
June, 1914" in the invasion Of France.
He enlisted in the Seabees In May,
1913. Mr.. Wootten Is now on duty
at the Naval Air Station in
Anacostia.