Evening star., 1945-07-29
Awards to D. G.. Area Men

achievement against the enemy June
ROSS SSas eris Gen. Stree, Lewis T. Engineers
GERHARD, N Isergt; James 6, F. Engineers;
YOUNG; Col, M Mason y" Engineers; s7oa
STURDY 1t. Col Howard H. Engineers;
1901 Thirteenth street NV.
AUSTIN lst 1t George A., Engineers;
224o Fortieth street NV.
17ls Thirty-seyenth street NV.
.Though often subjected to enemy flre
as aeuse ddayed sea be Pe.v1 Dartsuar ss
ment from barges and other craft" 1t
Gillespie was construction foreman
ing obstacles impeding landings on D.
day
MOUNTAIN, It. Col Joseph D.. execu-
tive tive ofiicer Of the Sommittee on Air
snd Of re wa1 G3nscn oe Ss
;on he lob trs rsIniPE q sircress for @
u The India Burma .theater.
mgsndslns n din sens general Of Service con@snd oiss
3936 Bellevue terrace NV. For meri-
torious duty as chief of staff Fleet
Marine Force. Pacing; during the Pele-
PICKETT, Pet. Jack M. machine gunner
Army, Italy; Seat Pleasant Nd. For
+, heroic achieyement. in action in Italy
ber, 5sth Bomb Wing, Tinian;, All H
street NE. For participation in com
Artillery Group, 9th Army Corps 9TH
sTkAq+oss 4Lazi ssrnfny' TiS Leonard S. Medical
Corps 3D. AFRy aS5o West
in onnection with military operations
sKTDMoRE,' t1serst. Charles p. 34sth
Field ARTILLERY, 9lst Division, 9TH Army
For meritorious service in combat in
AscosI. PIT Leonard A.. sels, 1ntan-
italy; Silver Spring, Md. For heoic
p,iSh ashtsvement IN action in italy
P street NV For meritoEious service
y x.HSen5 IL sen5at init N Italy yv,r. , - s-.,
Mountain Division: 5th Army. Italy;
29l5 Connecticut avenue NV. When
perioe. sergt, Kennedy "heroicslly ex-
posed himself to the enemy shelling to
aid the wounded and speed their evac.
saved the lives Of two men.
HAGEMAN. Corpl. John H, ssth Signal
Company. sSth Division. 5th Army,
Italy: sos G street Sc For mertorious
FORD. S isergt. Richard J.. I'd Infantry
rsst 1yisioa c5schSslGrska zee %I2gS
Ford organized small combat team OF
four men and crawled forward to drive
back IL attacking Germans, in action
under fire in assaulting a town in Ger
JACOBS, MIsergt Harry A.. ,4th Armored
Division. Eurore, l4e7 Irving street
July II. 1874, to May 9, 1945, as assist
ant order of battle chief, co-ordinating
ops ths many o o. DAT. ny0Sss sns he IL
nation OF enemy information.
1st 1t. Donald C. 5th Army
mertorious Service in Connection with
military operations against the enemy
from June s, 1914; to May 9, 1945.
oser AAF f se9soe &c Rana supp
and maintenance branch, Italy; formerly
Of Washington. For meritorioLs service
in the field of public relations for the
9Th Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal:
COLLIER, S SfSerst. Charles B.. A-26 In
AAP, France; Arlington. Va. In recog-
milton of meritorious achievement while
participating in aerial flights in the
Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to Air
s/sergt. Alexis G., 5th Air
Force; $50 Connecticut avenue. FOR
operational missions flown March Is
to May 9.
Second Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal.
LUKE. 1t Charles R., bombardier, 3l3th
Bomb Wing, Tinian; 1921 Ninth street
NV. For PARTICIPATION in combat mis-
parachuted mines.
WALKER. Mai. William g., B-24 Liberator
pilot and staff oficer for the Red Raid
ers 5th AAF Philippines; 13 Army
War College. For meritorious achieve
ment in aerial combat, in over three
years of active duty overseas.
Air Medal.
TODD, F/O Norman H., 9TH AAF, Phil
ippines; 1643 U street Sc. Southwest
Pacific missions February l to May Is,
including straflngs at low altitude.
BARRETT. 1t. o. g. Maurice W, y: 5.
N R., now stationed at Naval Auxiliary
Air Station, Los Alamitos Long Beach,,
Calf: 321 Fifth street Sc. For meri-
torious achievement while participating
as torpedo plane pilot against enemy
ALLAN, Col. Carlisle ", Headquarters.
18th Army Corps. 1th Army, Germany;
1911 street NV. For meritorious
achievement while engaged in aerial
flight against the enemy.
SWEDLUND, TfSergt. Carl W., B-24 Lib
orator gunner, 18th AAF, Philippines;
2l36 street NV. For completing 33
combat missions over targets in the
Philippines and Borneo, where his unit |
collaborated with others in neutralizing
enemy arihelds and DESTROYING huge
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