Evening star., 1945-06-02

forces for the D day invasion Of
Normandy and later operations.
He resides at 1884 Nineteenth
street NV. and his wife and daugh-
ter are living at the family home
in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Three sons are
in the service.
Brig. Gen. Charles II. Karlstad. of
900 Nineteenth street NV. was
awarded the Legion Of Merit for
services from August, 1910, to Sep
tember, 1912, as a member of the
G-3 Division. War Department Gen
eral Staff. He formulated plans for
mobilization of the Army and the
calling of the National Guard into
Federal service.
Brig. Gen. Herbert b. Loper of
e2l South st. Asaph street, Alex
andria, Va. who was chief intel
llgence officer for the Corps of En-
gineers from August, 1910. to May,
1914, has been awarded the Legion
of Merit. He instituted procedures
co-ordinating our engineering pro-
gram with that of the British.
Brig. Gen. Edward E. MacMor-
land of 302 Rucker place, Alex
andria, Va, received the Legion of
Merit for services rendered as a
lieutenant colonel in the Office of
the Undersecretary of War from
September 8, 1899, to August 13.
l941. AS chief Of the procurement
planning branch he expedited the
acquisition of essential war ma
teriel and developed policies of al
location of supplies.
Col. Theodore A. Weyher, Ord
nance, of 1408 Hamilton street was
awarded the Legion of Merit for
services from July, 1910, to March,
l945. AS chief of the carriage
branch, Artillery Division, he dis
played good judgment in designing
and selecting manufacturing facil-
tiles to produce hoWitzers of various
superior types.
Comdr. Antoine r. GaIlaher. U. S.
N, 35, yesterday was presented with
a Gold Star in lieu of fourth NAVY
Cross at ceremonies at the Navy
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duty in the Office of Chief of Naval
Operations. Comdr. Gallaher was
decorated for his extraordinary
heroism as commanding officer of
a submarine during war patrol in
restricted japanese waters, the
Navy said. In the citation, Comdr
Gallaher was described as "a superb
seaman" He makes his home in
Washington at 1929 R street NV.
1t. Comdr. William Harold Keigh-
lev. U. S. N. R., 36, of 812 Taylor
street NV, Yesterday received the
Navy Cross for his extraordinary
herolsm as pilot of torpedo plane
operating from the Kalnin Bay
during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. the
, Navy announced. According to the
citation, When powerful elements
Of the japanese Navy steamed
through the San Bernardine Straits
and attacked our carrier forces off
the Island of Samar, threatening
the annihilation of unprotected
carrier escort vessels in the area,
Lit. Comdr. Keighley unhesitatingly
plunged on the enemy disposition
striking furiously at japanese
cruiser and scoring three direct
hits
1t. Comdr. Frederick T. Moore,
U. S. N, 81. Yesterday was deco
rated with the Legion of Merit "for
exceptionally meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding
services as commanding officer
Of an air group operating against
enemy Japanese forces in the Pa
cific.' Comdr Moore, a native of
Brighton, Mass. makes his home at
57l3 Roosevelt street, Bethesda.
Col. Herbert d. Vogel, whose wife.
Mrs. Loreine Vogel and two children
live at 2747 Ordway street NV, was
awarded the Legion of Merit in Ma
Mia recently for exceptionally mer-
itorious conduct as commander of
military supply base, he has in
formed his wife. The citation, which
he sent here, reads that "he was
charged with providing logistical
support for tactical units participa-
ing in the Luzon campaign" Col.
Vogel is graduate of West Point.