Evening star., 1945-05-06

officer of a destroyer during thu
first battle of the Philippine Sea. H,
previously was awarded the Navy
Cross. His residence is 1861 Cres,
cent place NV.
Capt. John Franklin Walsh, U. S
NJ, 3710 Harrison street NV, fol
heroism as commander of de.
stroyer division attached to Tasl
Force So during the first battle o.
the Philippine Sea.
Bronze Star
1t. George Howard Foster, jr.
U, S. NJ, 1912 Longfellow street NV.
for action as gunnery officer OF the
u S. S. Buchanan in the Solomon
Islands area.
Rear Admiral Allan McCann, U. S.
N. 3709 Yuma street NV, for
heroic service as commanding OFF,
Ger of the U. S. S. Iowa, in action
against enemy japanese forces in
the Western Pacific area. He pre-
viously was awarded the Legion of
Merit.
Capt. Herman E. Schieke, U. S. N,
Edgewater, Md, in recognition of
his achievement as commanding Of
flcer of a United States transport
engaged in the landing of assault
troops on an enemy Japanese-held
island in the Pacific area
Maj. James F. Greene, 1902 Leland
street, Bethesda, executive officer OF
513th Squadron attached to 376th
Bombardment Group, for distin-
guished service in North Africa. He
has been overseas since April of
1943 and wears nine campaign stars
Now home on leave.
1t. Donald E. Kidston, U. S. N. R.,
1916 Seventeenth street NV, for
distinguishing himself as beach
master from February /, 1914. to
January 10, 1945, during assaults on
islands in the Pacific.
Ensign Wilford Alvin Rexroad,
412 Newconb street Sc, for service
aboard the U. S. S. Buchanan III the
Solomon Islands area for 18 months.
SiSergt. Thales Bowen, 3815 Yuma
street.N.W., for action in the vicinity
Of Bastogne, Belgium, on December
20, 1914.
Brig. Gems. Henry B. Lewis and
Garland c. Black, presented by Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, at headquarters
of the 18th Army Group recently.
Gen. Lewis, 1888 Connecticut avenue
NV, is deputy chief of staff. Gen.
Black, 1852 Hurst terrace NV, is
signal officer of the 18th Army
Group.
Pvt. Eugene A. Grouse, 3516 Tenth
street NE, cited for installing COM
munications and keeping lines open
six days under Jap fire in Burma
theater.
1t. Col. jefferson ]. Irwin. staff
officer with the 10th Mountain In
fantry Division, whose father, Col.
w. r. Irwin, is with the Adjutant
Generals Office, was cited for service
with the 5th Army front in Italy.
Col Frank C. Ringland, 4801 Con-
necticut avenue NV, inspector
general of Gen. Omar N. Bradley's
18th Army Group.
First 1t. Victor P. Dalmas, 1434
Harvard street NV, of the 81st
wildcat" Infantry Division in the
Palau Islands.
Corpl Lawrence G.. Phelps, 1922
Fourth street NV, member of a
Combat Crew Replacement Center
in the Central Pacific, for action on
Kwajalain during which he removed
two 60O-pound Japanese bombs
from a flaming area.
Sergt. William Kennedy, jr., 2915
Connecticut avenue NV, with the
10th Mountain Infantry Division,
cited for action with the 5th Army.
Sergt. Thomas C. Kerlin, awarded
for service as Message Center chief,
Allied Information Service Group,
Headquarters Command, SHAFT.
Gen. Eisenhower made the presenta-
ton In Paris.
Sergt. John J. Lieb, 449th Anti
aircraft Artillery, 1908 Tenth street
NE, with the 5th Infantry Division
in Germany.
Capt. Marion S. Fisher, 1541
Douglas street NE, for service with
the 102d Infantry Division in Ger
many.
1t. Edward P. Valser, for combat
in the Vosges Mountains of France
T/5 Frederick E. Alderman, 909 I
street NE, for participating in q
campaign in France.
1t. Col. Frederick G. Vosburgh,
1917 Hampden lane, Bethesda, for
service as an administrative officer
with the staff section of the 18th
Tactical Air Command.
Col. James H. Phillips, 1923 New
ark street NV, for displaying out
standing action in the crossing OF
the Roer River.
Col. Milton W. Arnold, $500 q
street NV, while serving as assist
ant chief Of staff for operations OF
the I'd Air Division.
Maj. Gen. John C. Cassidy, 1902
Thirty-seventh street NV, special
services ofi1cer of the I'd Air Divi-
sion, 9th AAF, for supervising extra
cprricular activities in the division.
S/Sergt. Mathew p. Rosch, 2607
Third street NE. and Capt. Fred
erick E. Batrus, 3219 Morrison
street NV, both with the Tooth Di-
vision Of the 7th Army in Germany
Codr. James M. Wolfe, u. S. NJ,
Westchester Apartments, for dis
tinguishing himself as gunnery off,
Ger In the Southwest Pacific area.
1t. Edward p. Valaer, infantry,
for service in combat in the Vosges
Mountains.
Col. Claude b. Micelwait, Chevy
Chase, staff judge advocate of Gen.
Omar N. Bradley's 18th Army Group
headquarters.
Capt BENJAMIN S. Gantz, o. s. N,