Evening star., 1945-05-13
Bronze Stur

1st 1t. Joseph T. Crocker. 1908
Ashmead place NV, for service as
assistant engineering officer of a
service squadron in the Marshall
Islands
| 1t. Col. Frederick A. Ramsey, jr.,
son of retired Marine Col. Frederick
A. Ramsey, 3642 Jocelyn street
NV, as signal officer of reinforced
Marine division on Peleliu and
Ngesebus Islands. 1t. Col Ramsey
and his wife Ann are living at 3l31
North Abingdon street, Arlington.
Nathaniel Morgenthal, 2609 South
Veitch street, Arlington, cited for
leadership and execution of difficult
duties as assistant division shore
party commander for the invasion
of Peleliu.
1t. Col. Lawrence C. Hays, jr.,
5000 North Twenty-eighth street,
Arlington. for heroism and courage
Gus conduct during the battle for
Tinian.
Capt. Robert E. Brant, $3.50 Four
Mile Run drive, Arlington, as execu-
tive officer of tank company on
Peleliu.
Pfc. James Harry Clark, jr., 2025
North Stafford street, Arlington. was
awarded the Bronze Star and the
Unit Citation for heroic achieve
ment" in December. 1914. in France.
S/Sergt. Roy J. Fitzgerald. East
Riverdale, Md, for leading a unit
in the capturing of pillboxes protect
ing an enemy regimental headquar-
ters in Germany on February 18.
Capt. Burton L. Hedin, Alb Queen
street. Alexandria, for service as as
sistant chief of staff of an am
phibious corps in several Pacific op-
erations. He participated in the
Bougainville- Treasury, Emirau and
Guam operations.
Sergt. Clayton E. Hanks, brother
of Mary K. Hanks of Washington,
ID. c. Despite heavy enemy mortar
and machine-gun fire directed upon
the surf and invasion beaches Of
France, Sergt. Hanks courageously
carried instruments ashore and en-
abled our artillery to direct devas-
tating fire upon hostile installa-
tions.
Sergt. William G. Blythe. 3539
East Capitol street, for action at
Tacloban Airstrip, Leyte, from Oc-
tober Is to November "a, 1914. He
was a central tower operator.
Col. Harris B. Hull, for negotiating
with the Swiss and French authori-
ties the return of group of Amer
ican airmen stranded in SwitZer-
land.
1st 1t. Douglas G. McCotter, Psi
Mustang tactical reconnaissance pi-
lot, 1903 North Randolph street, Ar
lington.
Comdr. o. d. Waters, jr., U. S. N,
1905 Cleveland avenue NV, for out
standing services on the stats of
the commander. 4th Fleet, South
Atlantic Force, and commander in
chief, United States Atlantic Fleet.
T/5 Sergt. Joseph F. MCGEE, Sig
nal Company, 1927 Nebraska avenue
NV, for service June IA to No.
vember Is in France, Belgium, Hol-
land and Germany.
1t. Col. John H. Cestinett, Bed
ford, Va, who is in a hospital in
England convalesing from wounds
received on February %, was award
ed the Bronze Star in connection
with military operations in Luxem-
bourg and Germany from February
8 to February "a.
Sergt. John M. Garret, Strasburg,
Va, for heroic achievement during
the airborne invasion of Holland.
Pfc. Rhea H. Walker, 720O Central
avenue, Seat Pleasant, Md, for
action in Germany, with the 117th
Infantry Division.
Pfc. Malcolm Magruder, 1928 Fox
hall road NV, on the Fifth Army
front in Italy. He is a member of
the 85th Mountain Infantry Regi-
ment of the 10th Mountain Infantry
Division.
Corpl. James H. Schaub, 1924
Chaplin street NV, 84th Infantry
Division in Germany.
First 1t. Wilton B. Mendelsohn,
2480 Sixteenth street NV, assistant
surgeon of Combat Command B,
Fourth Armored Division, for action
February 26 in Germany.
1t. Col. John F. Rhoades, 1928
Cleveland avenue NV. He has par
ticipated in the Normandy, North
ern France, Belgium and Germany
campaigns.
S/Sergt. Raymond L. Booth, 1910
Twelfth street NV, pile driver fore
man with the 1o57th Engineer Fort