Evening star., 1945-04-15

Star in lieu of third Purple Heart
Recuperating at Pacific ares
hospital, Pvt. Cavenaugh jested
Sometimes get the idea the Jap
are trying to get rid of me-"
Distinguished Flying Cross
T/Sergt. Richard Kruger, 81
former salesman at Raleigh Haber'
dasher, who has been missing sine,
the plane in which he was serving
as raidoman was shot down March
90, 1914, near Truk in the Pacific
has been awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal, i
was learned.
News of the award was received
here by~ the Rev. Charles Enders
pastor ofConcordia Evangelical Lu'
theran Church, where Sergt. Krue'
ger was formerly a member of thu
church board and a teacher in the
Sunday school. The word came from
Sergt. Krueger's sister, Mrs. Irene
Kalschultz, in ST. Louis, where hi
was born.
Sergt. Kruger had been shot
down first on January %, 1914
while flying over Rabaul, but re.
covered and returned to duty anc
was shot down second time only
two months later near Truk.
The DFC was awarded, according
to the information received here
for outstanding performance, cour-
age and loyalty when they brought
back their plane charred ano
flaming mass" Details on this were
not disclosed. The Air Medal was
awarded for sustained missions from
January 7 to January %, 1914, over
enemy territory. The awards were
to be presented to some member
of the family at an Army post near
st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Now
att, College Park, have received the
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air
Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters
from the War Department on be-
half of their son, 1t. Frank G.
Mowatt, 81, who has been missing
in action over Germany since Sep
tember 9, 1914. 1t. Mowatt had
completed 80 missions when the
Bit bomber on which he was CO.
pilot was shot dow mover LudWigs-
hafen.
1t. Col. FAIRY NJ. Stephey, whose
wife, Mrs. Betty S. Stephey, lives at
4418 Fourteenth street NE, at an
9th Air Force Lberator station in
England for service as command
pilot of heavy bombardment forma-
tions on many missions to occupied
territory.
Commentator
Capt. Alexander S. Young, jr, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Young, 4934
Upton street NV, for initiative in
aiding the organization of an Off
duty night school, received from
Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twining of
the 18th AAF.
Pfc. Evan ID. Phillips, 100 Nc
Laughlin street, Lexington, Va, a
member of the 21st Chemical De-
communicating Company of Gen.
Alexander M. Patch's 7th Army, for
exceptionally meritorious con-
duct" when in conjunction with
the Sd, 36th and 45th Infantry Divi-
sions on the southern coast Of
France the 2lst Company landed on
the beachhead at H hour on D day
and released smoke for three
hour period" :"
Bronze Star
Sergt. Kenneth L. Sebourn, 430l
Brandywine street NV, for meri-
torious service in combat. Serving
on the 5th Army front in Italy
with the 35Oth Battle Mountain
Infantry Regiment, 88th Blue
Devil" Division, his platoon was
pinned down for several hours by
an enemy machine gun, Sergt.
Sebourn and his squad crawled for
ward, completely disregarding the
hail of fire, set up their weapon
and opened fire. Sergt. Sebourn as
first gunner, wounded one German
and forced three others to flee.
When his platoon sergeant was
wounded, Sergt. Sebourn took COM
mand and led the men ably during
the fierce counterattackS on Mount
Batta4lia.
Capt. Joseph P. Keegin, engineer,
4325 Madison street, Hyattsville, for
meritorious action in connection
with military operation against the
enemy on Luzon from January 8
to February %.
I'd 1t. Ester NJ. Leech OF
104th Evacuation Hospital in the
Sd Army, whose husband, Ph/M &c
Kenneth A. Leech spent year and
half in the Pacific prior to being
assigned to duty in washington. The
award was presented by 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton, jr., at his field
headquarters.
Col. James F. Pinkney, 701 Six
teeth street, Alexandria, for meri-
torious service, at the headquarters
Of the 10th Air Force in Burma.
1t. Joseph L. Padgett, for service
do VA o. A1oNoA SSAAASNS
demolition unit during the invasion
of Southern France. He is now as
sistant officer in charge of project
in Alexandria, Va. His wife lives
at Marion, N. G.
Pfc. Dominic N. Rosa, 1107 Mary
land avenue NE, with the 30th In
fantry Division in Germany.
Corpl. Jefferson D. Pack, 3542
Thirteenth street NV, for heroic
achievement in action on the 5th
Army front in Northern Italy. AL
though subjected to sporadic ar
tillery and mortar fire, he continued
clearing an area of antipersonnel
mines. After working several hours,
he came under grazing enemy ma
chine-gun fire but continued his
task and completed it before day
light. Attacking troops later were
able to pass through the area with
out suffering casualties.
1t. Col. Argyle p. Jones, for meri-
torious service in England.
Capt. Robert L. Simpson, 4725
Colorado avenue NV, a medical
officer of an air evacuation