Evening star., 1945-09-13
Donovan Decorafes
II for Outstanding
Exploits for 0SS

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Maj. Gen. William ]. wild Bill"
Donovan, director of the Office of
Strategic Services, yesterday lifted
the cloaks from 27 of his CLOAK and
sword" boys to award them decora-
tions and release their exploits to
the public.
None of the group was from the
District, Maryland or Virginia.
Those receiving the decorations,
which consisted of the Silver and
Bronze Star Medals and Legion Of
Merit included % Army officers and
enlisted men, naval officer, a naval
enlisted man, Marine officer and
one civilian.
Outstanding in group that par
ticipated in highly secret and dam
gerouS work behind the enemy's
lines on the several war fronts, were
63-year-old naturalized United
States citizen who joined the French
resistance movement before the Nor
mandy invasion, young Army cap
tain who worked behind the enemy's
lines in Italy and relative of Count
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, the au-
thor OF War and Peace who was
the President of the United States
personal envoy TO the Dalai Lama in
Tibet.
Civilian Gets Silver Star.
Henry L. Laussucq of Pittsburgh,
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and World War veteran, the only
civilian receiving a decoration, was
awarded the Silver Star. He infil-
trated into France in March, 1914,
succeeded in joining the French re-
sistance movement through World
War buddy and arranged the escape
from France of number of Allied
airmen. He provided Allied forces
fighting to liberate Paris with Ger
man plans for all strong fortifica-
tions on the left bank of the Seine
and, together with three companions,
successfully defended the Paris City
Hall against German SIS troops
and Vichy police and obtained the
complete files of the Vichy police.
Capt. Howard w. Chappell of East
Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded the
Silver Star for gallantry in action
behind the enemy's lines in North
ern Italy from December until May,
1945.
On February %, 1945, Capt. Chap
pells mountain headquarters behind
the enemy's lines was attacked by
200 Fascist troops. Under heavy
fire, Capt. Chappell fearlessly ex-
posed himself throughout the action,
taking machine gun manned by
one of his men and continuing to
fire it until the attackers were either
killed or had fed.
Surrounded by Germans.
Forced to move his headquarters.
he was surrounded again at his new
hideout, this time by great num-
bers of German troops"-so many
that resistance seemed useless.
After burying his equipment and
radio codes, he personally covered
the rear of his groups retreat under
heavy enemy fire, returning through
fire once to look for one of his men
who had fallen behind. Later, he
| found another of his men ex-
hausted and surrendered himself to
keep the man from being shot.
Almost Immediately he escaped
his captors, but later when he at
tempted to rescue two of his men
! ~, rhy hn anoir,
captured. This time he broke the
neck of his captor with his bare
| hands and escaped.
Capt. Chappell and his group
later destroyed a vital enemy-held
/ bridge.
1t. Col. lila Andre Tolstoy, whose
! home is in Marineland, Fla, re-
ceived the Legion of Merit. He
overcame tremendous difficulties to
penetrate the little-known receSSes
of Tibet, won the good will of the
Dalai Lama and was given permis-
sion to go places never before seen
or traversed by white men.
Others Honored.
oG1lCIo ANSClNCO hh dl SiS dS lOl-
lows:
The Legion of Merit-Lt Col. Arden
Seitz, Wasterville, Ohio; 1t Col Nicol
Smith. San Francisco; Mai. Walt W. Ros-
/ tow, Detroit. Mich; Mai. Frank A. Glea-
son. Dallas, Pa: Mai Judson B. Smith,
Brunswick, Ga. and st Lit. Joseph Lux
itsch. Cleveland, Ohio (also the Bronze
| Starr.
The Silver Star-Capt. Gordon H
| Browne, Marion. Mass, and Capt. John B.
Patterson, San Francisco.
The Bronze Star--Lt Col. Austin o.
Glass, Sennett, N. Y; 1t. Col. Charles
Borden Roslinda!e, Mass; Mai; J: Andy
Mathews. Little Rock, Ark; I'd 1t. Walter
M; Methven, Detroit. Mich: 1t Theodore
GleySteen. U. S. N. r., Furlong, Bucks
County. Pa. I'd 1t. George M. Hearn. U. S.
N. G. r.; Salisbury, N. c.; TIsergt.
Stephen Bizic, Midland, Pa; SISergt.
Joseph MarcolIa, Bronx, n. Y; sergt: Ed
ward Papierski, Winnetka, Ill; Corpl.
Oliver NJ. Silsby, Detroit. Mich: Pfc. Ken
meth V. Dunlevy, Chicago; Ill, and
The Air Medal-lst 1t. Edmund D.