Evening star., 1945-07-05
B4 THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c.
S,
Comdr. Eugene Carusi
Wins Croix de Guerre
For Aid 10 France


mer assistant chancellor of Ma
tional University, has been awarded
the Croix de Guerre with Star by
the French provisional government
for his participation in the liberia
ton of France, the Navy has an
nounced.
The presentation was made by
Rear Admiral Thomas L. Catch,
Judge advocate general of the Navy.
Comdr. Carusi, who commanded
the 9Th Naval Beach Battalion at
Omaha Beach on D day, also wears
the Silver Star.
A native of Washington and a
member of one of the Districts
prominent families, Comdr. Carusi
was graduated from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis in 1928. He
held the rank of lieutenant when he
left the Navy to enter private law
practice in 1881.
Assistant u. S. Attorney.
Assistant United States district
attorney here from 1885 to 1889,
Comdr. Csrusi resigned to become
dean of the school of economics
and government at the university
founded by his grandfather and
later headed by his father, the late
Charles Francis CarHsi.
Comdr. Carusi re-entered the Navy
in March, 1941, and served three
years in active duty before wounds
received in France four Gays after
the Normandy landing sent him back
to this country.
Now on temporary duty with the
office of the Army-Navy Liquidation
Commissioner here, Comdr. Carusi
lives with his wife and two daugh-
ters, Cecile, 10, and Lalitte, 5. at
1900 Dexter street NV.
Brig. Gen. ArcheIaus L. Hamblen
of 4413 @ street NV. has been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for meritorious service in
North Africa and Italy from March,
1943 to May, 1945.
He primarily was responsible for
the advance planning in the Sicilian
campaign, the citation said. He
also handled the supply and admin
istration of the newly formed Italian
Army ana the various administra-
tive matters connected with the
organization of Italian Patriots.
His services with the 18th Army
Group, as assistant chief of staff in
charge of supplies, insured an un-
interrupted flow of war essentials.
Capt. Lewis L. Strauss, U. S. N. R.,
of the Shoreham Hotel, received the
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of
Merit from the Army for procure
ment services which he co-ordinated
between the War and Navy Depart
ments during three months begin
ming November, 1914 In collabora-
ton with an Army officer. his re-
ports and recommendation estab-
lished certain types of supplies and
equipment involving several billions
of dollars.
Col Wesley T. Guest of 305 South
Irving street, Arlington, received the
Legion of Merit for services from
March, 1912 to March, 1945. In that
period he was assistant director of
the plans and operations division,
Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
He settled numerous conflicts which
arose with other Government
agencies and commercial interest
during expansion of radio communi-
cations.
Col. Walter A. Pashley of 2700
Connecticut avenue NV, won the
Legion of Merit for service from
June, 1941 to October, 1914 at the
Command and General Staff School,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans. He helped
establish the service staff course and
the zone of interior course.
Col. Horace A. Quinn, 306 Forest
drive, Falls Church, Va, was
awarded the Legion of Merit for
services in the development and
Standardization of the 75-mm. cam
non for aircraft In the fall and
winter of 1939-40, "at great per-
sonal risk" the citation said, he
took part in aerial firing tests Of
this gun mounted experimentally in
Bib bomber. These tests were
the first of their kind. In october,
1912, he again made test fight
with the first properly designed 75-
nm. aircraft cannon The firing was
so successful the gun was made
standard equipment of aircraft arm
ament.
1t. Col. william S. Moore of 2000I
Connecticut avenue NV, who served
as assistant military attache to the
American Legation at Cairo, Egypt,
from February, 1912, to February,
1943, also was awarded the Legion
of Merit. He was an observer of
military operations throughout the
Middle East, particularly in the
Western Desert and the Ell Alamein
offensive. His reports on treatment