Evening star., 1945-04-15

ZUUo Key DOuleVdrQ, Arlington, 1OT
meritorious service in Eastern
France. He is in the 399th Infantry
Regiment. AS company runner he
continually delivered messages un-
der fire and accompanied his
company commander in attacks
Through proper Interpretation OF
orders to platoon leaders in haz-
ardous circumstances he brought
about excellent coordination.
T/Sergt. William P. Mcmahon,
4024 Eighth street NE, for meri-
torious service in England.
Capt. James F. Turner, Sd Tank
Battalion, 10th Armored Division,
4419 Fessenden street NV, some
where in Germany.
Capt. Leonard G. Johnson, group
armament officer with the 92d
Bombardment Group of Flying For
tresses, 1902 Nichols avenue Sc, for
serving as group armament officer
for over 80 months with the oldest
Fortress group in the 9th Air Force
Col. Raymond c. Hildreth, Signal
Corps, 4607 Connecticut avenue
NV, for obtaining, assembling and
storing supplies and equipment for
the troops preparing for the invasion
Of France.
Capt. Saul Zukerman, Company c.,
119th Medical Battalion, AIT Decatur
street NV, for meritorious service
in action in Eastern France. Capt.
Zukerman was subjected to enemy
fire on numerous occasions while
reconnoitering evacuation routes
and checking the condition and dis
position Of his litter-bearers and
ambulance drivers.
Maj. Russell L. Riley, 1928 North
Mckinley street, Arlington, execu-
tive officer of the 696th Armored
Field Artillery Battalion. for meri-
torious service in combat in France.
Capt. Robert F. Mundy, 1412 Crit
tenden street NV, in connection
with military operations from No
vember 9, 1943, to August l, 1914.
He was a member of the Wire
Group, Plans and Operations Branch,
Signal Section, Headquarters lst
United States Army Group. The
citation read For his outstanding
initiative, good judgment and tech
nical skill, which rendered invalu-
able service in planning telephone
exchanges on the mainline tele-
phone network of continental
Europe"
CorpI. James H. Schaub, 334th In
fantry, 1924 Chapin street NV, for
heroic service in connection with
military operations against Germany
on March 4, 1945.
While operating a radio for an
artillery forward observer from
post which he had occupied under
enemy automatic weapon fire, Corpl
Schaub observed a wounded soldier
lying in an area exposed to hostile
small-arms fire. Disregarding his
own safety, he made his way to the
stricken soldier and carried him to
safety. He was once page boy at
the House Of Representatives.
Pfc. Richard Harney, Field Artil-
lery, 1905 Northampton street NV,
for meritorious action in Germany
on January Is, 1945. He accom-
panied forward observer directing
artillery fire in support of an in
fantry unit. When wire communi-
cations were interrupted by artillery
and mortar fire, he voluntarily
started laying wire from the obser-
vation post to the command post,
splicing the wire under intense
enemy fire.
John C. Gray, jr., chief radio
technician aboard a submarine in
the Pacific, 3605 Taylor street,
Brentwood, Md. His skill under
stress of battle enabled him to fur
nish vital information to his COM
manding officer, thereby contribut-
ing directly to the sinking of more
than 10000 tons of enemy shipping.
Third Oak Leaf Cluster