Evening star., 1945-08-20
Five District Generals
Among 9 Receiving
Army Decorations

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1921 Newark street NV, COM
manding general of the famous Sd
Infantry Division. from July 13 to
September IA, 1914, has won the
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distin-
guished Service Medal for "excep-
tionally meritorious" leadership in
France. The Sd Division suffered
more casualties in the war with
Germany than any other American
division.
Gen. ODaniel directed the di-
vision in its swift advance through
Southern France and accomplished
series of enveloping movements
and frontal assaults in the Monte
limar area. The tactics compressed
portions of five German divisions
in narrow pocket, sealed of their
escape route to the north and broke
the backbone of German resistance
south OF the Loire River. BY the
close of the campaign in Southern
France, the Sd Division had cleared
a large area of hostile troops and
driven the enemy back.
Maj. Gen. Spencer B. Akin of 1000
Cathedral avenue NV, who was
chief signal officer of the Southwest
Pacific area from its organization
in 1912. has been awarded the Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished
Service Medal.
During the years of the war Gen.
Ht l1f IN
Pacific Area "an efficient signal sys-
tenn that was a substantial factor in
the success of operations" the cita-
ton said. He planned and super
vised the communications systems
that included Australia, Papua in
New Guinea, the Northern Solo
mons, the Bismark Archipelago, the
Southern Philippines and Luzon
campaigns from 1942-1945.
Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Casey of 4401
Devter street NV, chief engineer,
headquarters, Southwest Pacific
area from October, 1914, to Febru-
ary. 1945, and subsequently until
June as chief engineer of United
States forces in the Pacific, also was
the Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Distinguished Service Medal
given him.
During the campaigns from Paqua
to the Philippines, he was charged
with coordinating and supervising
the ever-increasing phases of con-
struction work.
Maj. Gen. william F. Marquat of
Seattle, Wash, was likewise given
the Oak Leaf Cluster to the DSM
for services from 1912 to l945 as
officer Of the Southwest
Pacific area and as commanding
general of the 14th Antiaircraft
Comand
Maj. Gen. Lansford E. Oliver of
Vicksburg, Miss, commanding gen.
eral of the 5th Armored Division
who recently returned from Ger
many, also received the Oak Leaf
Cluster to the DSM. He was cited
for outstanding leadership in the
fighting from August to December,
1914, when he lead his division in
the breakthrough of the Cotentin
Peninsula in Northern France, the
liberation of various French cities
and Luxembourg and the penetra-
ton of the Siegfried Line.
Rear Admiral Ellery w. Stone of
New York City won the Army's Dis
Service Medal for SER
vices with Allied associates in Italy
from September, 1943, to May, l945.
He first served with the Allied Mill
tary Mission, then with the Allied
Control Commission, next as direc-
tor Of communications and chief
commissioner. His success in these
various tasks, the citation said, re-
suited in extremely beneficial rela-
tionships between the Allied COM
mission and the Italian govern
ment.
Brig. Gen. Jonathan L. Holman,
OF 4442 @ street NV, was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal for
services in the Southwest Pacific
area, from March, 1912 to the