Evening star., 1945-06-24
Distinguished Flying Cross.

for Leyte Gulf. October 25. 1914. lGolt
Star in lieu of second Distinguished
| Flying Crosse
DAVIS. Il. comdr; DOUGLAS G., Arlington
/ Va. For heroism and extraordinar! r!
achievement as patrol plane commander
of Navy Lberator bomber SQUADRON
operating from New Guinea and the. Ad
miralty. Islands from March "a to Apr
| 4, 1914. and from April to "a. 1914
Gold Star in lieu of second Distin-
guished Flying Crosse
MOORE. 1t Comdr Raymond E.. U. s. N.
1910 Webster street NV For heroisn
as commanding officer of bombins
SQUADRON operating against enemy JaPa'
Comdr Moore led his division in .raio
on an enemy convoy in the South China
Sea, and. under heavy antiaircraft fire
| liable merchant ship On January 31
striking at concentration Of enemy
vessels of the island Of Formosa, Comdr n1,1I
| Moore scored direct hits on hostile
| destroyer, severity Gripping 1t.
! Commendation.
SMITH, Pvt. Fletcher. Air Service Com.
mand, Europe; 2617 Franklin st. ne
His group handled over 100000 tons OF
vital alrplane parts and accessories for
combat groups fighting against Ger
BRYANT. Pfc. wylie l.. ATc air base,
Cairo; Glenburnle, Md. For part in re-
cent elimination OF a 50o-ton oacsios
to the Chlna-Burma- India theater from
spEIDEN. Capt. John G. u S. NJ G, R,
4434 Garfeld street NV. For aviation
intellieence service in the Soomons
NEEFUS, 1t. Col. James L., U. S, M. G. r.,
Arlington. Va Planned d sdTo,,onl ar STRIKES
against the Japanese in the Solomohs'
Oak Leaf Cluster to Bronze.
GREEN, Capt. James W, commanding ON,
eeG Bet BIOL St EnTopesn Fnr helpins slTt, to
feed, house and supply MEDICAL care 70
refugees and evacuees in France and im
Belgium from July u TO September 80
Bronze Star.
MAYER. 1st 1t. James L. a. 18th Field
Artillery Battalion, 7th Army, GERMANY
i ia45, WEE WEE p1r'e on rseonnaissanes daty
near Baerenthal. France. 1t. Meyer
was cut off from his base by german nh
servation post Immediately, 1t. Mayer
found an abandoned jeep in which ne
and his radio operator MANAGED 10 es-
cape under fire through forest.
GLENNoN, 1t, Col James 3 ir., Y s. M
N c. Was assistant operations oneer
on the staff Of division commanoe9 =
enemy task force in the Southwest
KoENIG, comdr. Joseph W: now With witt =, the tn
Maury while attached to fast st. carrier r RE
force be Pbppass assns o hs
and and okinawa from October I to 21.
ToMPKINs. Capt. Bsn!apin n!p F.: now now WITH sii
oce Of Ghet Of Nava Mas of
destroyer division during attacks against
Japanese forces on Palau, September e.
to to aas 5ae on 'isSniS' Nensei and Formosa from
isyfe eyoeeo Gulf, c October any "a It to @ as. ~
ns of fae cb fuTs dt Naval "a xh
aIeXandria, 9ess DR. va Va. For services as com
South China Seas January to 20.
Callahan, comdr. Roy H, now with
Navy Burea Sf ss2 ooe MSa
carrier division during the assault and
capture of the Southern Marianas. June
cHATHAM comdr. Thurmond, now with
Office Of the Secretary of the Navy
1901 o street NV. Was damage con-
troll oftict. aboard cruiser Phoenix dpG- na
ing action against the japanese De-
cember 70, 1912, to May ls, 1914.
RANDOLPH 1t. Col. Innes, general staff
9th Army Group. Germany. For oper-
cHAMPLIN. Capt. jackson S, U. S. N, 40,
now with Navy Bureau of ordnance; At At
lington, Va. Was chief of staff to the
commander of a cruiser division during
action against Japanese, forces septem- :
ber 5, 1913, to August 1S, 1914. In
pf1a1ns fRfoagh the G Giiberts. oos MaTshas, MARI
anas and the first battle OF the Philip
pines.
q 1sA with It 6e 81 P 3hsE ai saTs
Operations: 2601 Mozart place NV.
Was boat captain and section leader OF
aganst DtS sqrn oa forces in the
Islands and Bismark Archipelago areas
from January to June IS, 1914; carried
waters under Are; led his section in the
carrying troop reinforcement to Bou-
gainville.
PENCE, Col William p. deputy director,
Signal ONCE, ETO; l31 East Fairfax
street. For operations in France from
December Q to March 9.
sEYBoLD, Col. John s., engineers: 3517
ordway street; For ogtStandng Ing seEgice TYG
HORN, Comdr. Peter H. u. S. N. 30, now
with the Navy Bureau Of Ships; GO Be- Be
of 9esaa unted Md staes Mas 2 s
Kurile Islands 'comdF Horn conducted
three devastating" bomba rdments OF
hostile installations in the japanese
WHITE, FTIs tSin Capt. David c., U S. N, Al: now
Uh ned oss States Sf feet petrot ehf Meh
Served as tactical officer on the staff OF
the commander of the training command,
submarine force. Pacific Fleet. and as
HOWARD, 1t. Comdr Frank T, U. S N. r.,
-. now with Office of Commander in
Chief United States FIeet Ws atpsibes l9si Nine to
the staff of the commander of cruiser
division in action against Japahfes.e 1f,s.,
naval forces. contributed "esse9tiails 9ts;as =
BENNfNaToN, nj Capt. John P. U: s. N; 45;
now with the Once Of Gher Si saes staest
executive oficer during operation against
Ihs psmbs1 Sc s4 9 shf to 5une e.
81. now with the Bureau .. Of Naval samna PEI n5
Ing officer Of an Lei during the assault
on the coast of France, June s; 1894
SHINE, 1t. Col. Frank, U: s. M c; r:
seeing unloading and distribution @
supplies on an, Two Jima beachhead
lGole Star in lieu of Second Bronze:
combat photographer; Arlington, ,va
For taking outstanding pictures whil'
under enemy y.md. rs on saipas sHd Iinia An
iington, Va. For beating of a Japanes,
assault on his machine gun position or
bN HTms Gssz' ss7 E ssh
For service in the defense Of Bastogne
Belsium, during the Battle of the Buis'
IVES. Col; John H, acting chief Of stan stan
i necticut ave. NV. Cited for his meri
torious service in assuming many addi
tional responsibilities at the time tn
commanding general, AAF, POA wa
declared missing in action.
VARGASON, Pfc. Walter E., Cd Corp
headquarters 5th Army: 6423 MacAr
thur boulevard. Pvt Vargason presente
motion picture entertainment as we'll a
vocal and instrumental music to troops
frequently in areas subject to direc
sTINE. corrl Leroy ". 752d Tank Bn., 2
Corps, 5th Army; Seat Pleasant. Nc
Under enemy fire, direct enemy observa
tion, Under cover of darkness, under a.
types of weather conditions and owe
Il hazardous roads. Corpl Stine achieve
outstanding results
SUMIDA, Sergt. .Hiroshi, 442d Japanese
5th Army, 3412 Thirteenth. street NV
Sergt Sumida and his crew establishe
anG maintained an observation pos
between assault battalions, under Ar
and without relief. for % hours. "Infor
nation made available through his dill
sent efforts greatly facilitated the car