Evening star., 1945-06-03

he had been awarded his first DFC
for 20 combat missions. He also
holds the Air Medal.
AS the pilot of a carrier based
fighter plane on Combat Air Patrol
over our forces, operating in the
vicinity of Okinawa on April T.
1915, he intercepted and shot down
an enemy fighter.
Col. Perry NJ Hoisington, I'd, l07
West Underwood street, Chevy
Chase, has been awarded the Bronze
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, the Goth
Bomber Command has announced
The citation commends Col
Hoisington for outstanding and
meritorious achievement while par
ticipating as formation commander
on bombing missions against Ran
COON and Bangkok.
Other awards follow:
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.
B-26 Marauders in the 344th Medium
3s44 Calvert street NV. Holds All
Medal, IL Clusters.
BRONZE STAR.
LANY, PEI. j, 1st Infantry Regiment 9Th
action against the japanese near Mount
GEORGE. Corpl Thomas E, 500 Oneida
place N W Cited for service while serv-
ing on the 18th Army front in Italy,
BYRNE, Capt. Robert G., s6th Infantry
GERMANY.
Street NV. Extricated three men
from wrecked vehicle and epsve them
MOVIE e CAPT nn,'e chariss aTs5 4 T' seth Infantry
Division, 7th Army in Germany; 1908
Geranium street NV. Cited for action
H Tespondent nth in Europe Europe Since II last St July WI
THOMPSON. Pic. Floyd Thompson, 77tt
Infantry Division; 2443 Monroe street
NV Helped evacuate wounded budd,
B1NNs It. Col Joseph E. deputy ehiei q
snd Rson MeIrd GsAA6 Aa AF Fsa5Rsb aP
operations in Paris area in fall of l944
Takoma PARK, Nd For 'darins ad.
vanced operations" in support of Alliec
assaults on Southern France and Itsl
ian objectives in the spring and summer
U. S, S, KeaTby,
STAKES, s seret. Richard S, ,held ar.
sTee s5s NV " SFTens For heFoc achievemsns sS1a nn
der FIRE
CRAIG. Capt, soSsph o. ;:,..e 2sSz Connect. NJ
sistant division installations Officer IN
charge Of water supply and purificati.oir al.
Of al India China ATC bases u 1919
fantry Division in Germany: 1ll3
street NV. PARTICIPATED in Normandy
Northern France and Germany cam
EVERETT. corpl Walter r. ammunition
clerk. Goth infantry Division, in Ger
France tstpsrsp and Germany m NY Hps campsisns O'
GREENBERG Capt. Harold sddds n Deents a,
6qTps 6y 8s ss kaYsa9 avenae NV
u cry yoNP Iaos SGER5 Fords 'St AVENUE NV D Cited
f0E %een Is'Jis Juy y 20. e 1a44 and and Februsry y
BURT, Col. William R, 1915 Kalorama
K1RkLEy, T isergt' John s. a9th Infan-
try Division; 4123 River road NV. Re
organized remainder Of company while
ToDD, 1t col. frederick P, South Pa
SsorS @ sFef e. s4 n f5Fsf5 he sW soah s.
cihc from. January "A, 1914, to Febru-
HARDFNBURdH, l5f I; 55Re Mai Henry W, tr.,
For meritorious achievement In Ger
many, Siesfrted Line, Roer. River,
Schmidt Remagen Bridgehead' RuhI
VAN METER. lserst. Ellsworth E. 311th
Infantry; 3406 Lee boulevard. Airing
battalion communications ofhcer when
the latter was wounded
AsBILL. Marine Capt, Mac jr., aide, to
ing, five major invasions' 1900 cathe-
dral avenue NV For disreeard o;
safety 6t in the sTecqton St
BERGTHoLDT. Cart. Francis: operations
DsG to and during flt"e operations ] on Guam uy
- to August 10. 1894
ToLzMAN s Lserst; Frank. tn ,Armored
Md; for service in the vicinity of Har-
digny. Belgium In the absence OF an
officer, he assumed command OF his sec
NAYLoR. s serst. George D. SD Infan-
fantry Diyision in Germany; s39 Fourth
street NJ For assuming command N b} Of
@ oTssnI7ed sr The a men ,1.g deiendsd " yits
cHERMAcK, seret Michael, 45th Ar
pyson 0Ted Medss ssd Psrf road Sd e1
Service in support Of combat operation;
in Normandy. Northern France, the Ar.
dennes, the Rhineland and Central Ger.
LINT. S Lserst Roy A., radio operator
B-24 Liberator bomber; Hagerstown
Sd CLUSTER TO AIR MEDAL.
PLUMMER, S sergt Robert B. engineel
Fairlawn avenue Sc Achievement:
and shipping in the South Pacific ane
the Philippines, As missions.
1st CLUSTER TO AIR MEDAL.
BURGESS, sergt Richard NJ, blister sun.
street NV. For courase and skill ir
combat missions against Japan.
AIR MEDAL.
NoRFoRD. Corpl Andrew H., fight en-
gineer and waist gunner. 455th Bonn
bardment Group. 18th AAF, in Italy;
I'LL Holbrook terrace NE. Award given
aerial operations against the enemy:
YoNKER, I'd 1t William A, copilot. ATC
base IN nds 1924 noIs Pleasant
flight over China Burma-India air
SHEETS, L, Il, , Thomas N; NJ . pilot, sth AAF
nue. Sc. For shooting down an enemy
plane during early days of Leyte inva-
MANN, sergt Glen M. radio o-gunner, Head
quarters 18th AAF, Southwest Pacific:
9o9 X street NE. Completed 81 COM
sAFFRAN. sergt. Bernard F., with B-a9
Super Fortress bomber crew; 623 Otis
place NV. For bombing missions
against targets on the Japanese main
land
WOOD, Ensign John Preston, pilot in an
aircraft carrier torpedo squadron: 5606
Fifth street NV. Destroyed enemy
harbor and shipping installations In
Formosa.
sTEECE, 1t q. g) Henry E.. U. S. N. r.,
pilot, escort carrier; 6161 Thirty first
place NE. Strafed Jap battleships and
cruisers of Samar Island in Philippines.
coIMER 1t, Dqnald a6 81, l.; engineer, crew as
Bomber Command. Tinian; 1921 Twenty
fourth. street. NV For low-altitude
incendiary raids against Japan.
ATHANAS. Sergt. L. c., blister gunner OF
B-29 Super Fortress based on Tinian
1712 Kenyon street NV. For raids
against Japan.
CASELLA, Sergt. Raymond, tail gunner
crew member OF B-29 Super Fortres:
based on Tinian; 5093 Kansas avenue
NV. For incendiary raids on Japan.
BURGESS, Sergt. Richard M, B-29 gunner
,IF For incendiary raids against Japan: =.
Tinian 1921 Ninth street NV. Fol-
incendiaTy attacks on the Japanes'
FAUsTMAN:. Flight ohhcer Donald M, bonn.
france: france i4sa i4ssaa N pemeet Street NE. ou'' ''"
Arrivals in Hospitals
SISergt. William c.. Kremann, Yate
road, .Beltsville. Md, formerly with: th'