Evening star., 1945-11-27
News Of D. c. Area Men in the Armed Forces

News Of D. c. ]
Decorated
Col. Alfred Mccormack, 470l Full
ton street NV. has been awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal
for duties in connection with mill
tary intelligence. the War Depart
ment announced yesterday.
Col. Mccormack was deputy chief
of the special branch in the Military
Intelligence Service from June, 1942,
to June, 1914. He then served as
director of intelligence until last
September.
The award was presented recently
by Brig. Gen. Carter w. Clarke,
deputy chief Of military service. In
addition to Mrs. Mccormack and
their son, Wally, the ceremony was
attended by Chief Justice Stone of
the Supreme Court.
Capt. Sanford H. Weinstein,
nephew of William j. Guren, 1888
Fort Stevens drive NV, has been
awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Silver Star Medal for gallantry
in action during the drive for
Baguio in the Philippines liberia
ton campaign, 9Th Army combat
dispatch disclosed today.
The cluster was presented to the
25-year-old ofIicer at a ceremony in
Koba, Honshu, Japan, where he is
serving with the 33rd Golden
Cross" Division. He was cited for
activity last May during a Jap
counterattack on Skyline Ridge in
the mountains surrounding Baguio,
when he dashed across so yards
OF open, fire-swept terrain, grasped
an automatic rife from the hands
of its wounded operator and imme-
diately opened fire on advancing
Japanese"
The unexpected curtain of auto
matte fire took the enemy by sur
prise and completely halted his
advance, the citation concluded
Pfc. Harold Pearson, whose moth
er, Mrs. Florence Pearson, lives
at 140S Girard street NV, has
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for meritorious achievement
in connection with military opera
tions against the Japanese on
Luzon from June l to August IS
this year. according to a 6th In
fantry Division dispatch from
Korea.
1st 1t. Whilden G. Heinard,
whose wife and daughter, Deborah,
live at 708 Madison street NV, has
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for heroic achievement in
connection with military opera
tions in Germany last April 8, the
War Department has notified his
family.
1t. Heinard, who is still hospital
lied in Woodrow Wilson Hospital,
Staunton, Va, as the result of
wounds received in the action for
which he was cited, also wears the
Combat Infantryman's Badge and
the Unit Citation.
Maj. Robert b. Frank, 1000 Cathe-
dral avenue NV, and Pfc. Richard
B. Wilkinson, 1927 N street NV,
have been awarded Air Medals for
their achievements in the China
Burma-India Theater.
Comdr. Richard r. Pratt, U. s. NJ,
1928 Twentieth street NV, was
presented Commentator by Vice
Admiral Aubrey w. Fitch, q. S. N,
superintendent of the Naval Acad-
emy, in a recent ceremony at the
Academy, the Navy announced.
Comdr. Pratt, who also holds the
Legion of Merit and Silver and
Bronze Star Medals, was cited for
action on July 13, 1942, when the
| ship to which he was assigned as
gunnery ofacer attacked and prob
ably destroyed an enemy submarine.
His citation was signed by Admiral
Royal E. Ingersoll. commander in
chief Of the Atlantic Fleet.
Returnees -
Almost 200 Washington tarea var
veterans are due to arrive in New
York today aboard the transports
Claymont Victory. Waycross Victory,
La Crosse Victory. Haverford Vic
tory, Waterbury Victory, Bernard
Rodman, Solomon Juneau, West
Brook Victory. williams Victory and
Frederick Victory. They are:
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Ernest C, Harris. 226 e street S.W.; Ti5
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Also. the following washington men
whose street Addresses were not given:
= S/Sergt Robert L Bernard, T/5 Kermit
Bowen, S/Sergt Walter L. Edge, 1st 1t.
George L. Steiger, Pfc. Charles Z. Wor-
mack, Corpl. Lonno W. Head, TI6 Thomas
2. Duckett; TI5 Walter Fleming. jr.; T/b
joseph Fulwood; Pfc. Thomas H. Giles
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Wheeler, Pfc. Julius Fleischman,. Pfc. Earl
w. Rawson, -T/5 James J. Neri. Pfc.
Yates, Sfsergt. Lucien D. LoveleSs,
lSfSergt. Stanley M. Santoroski, Pfc Clar-
Il. aeonrey 9: Smith, IT,; corpl. William
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Leo J. Morran: Pfc. Paul Aekerman, Pie
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