Evening star., 1945-12-06

ST A r, Washington, D. c.
, oteEMBEk 8, isA5.
38 Top Army Officers
In Washington Area
Awarded DSM
| Gen. Thomas T. Handy, deputy
chief of staff Of the Army, heads a
list of 38 high-ranking officers in
the Washington area to whom the
War Department has awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal.
Gen. Handy, who was Acting Chief
of Staff for a brief period after
Gen. George c. Marshall vacated
the post, was decorated for services
from June, l942, to October, 1914,
when he was Chief of Operations on
the general staff. He guided the as
lsignment, assembly and dispatch Of
our military forces which were to
achieve decisive successes in the
Mediterranean and European the
laters, the Pacific Ocean and Pacific
Southwest and the China Burma
India areas.
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Thompson
was awarded a second Oak Leaf
Cluster. making the third DSM
award he has received in his Army
career. He was in command of the
local military district from Septem-
ber, 1914, to July, 1945. His home
is in San Francisco, Calf.
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles, Wash
ington-born, has been one of the
principal witnesses at the Senate
Pearl Harbor investigation. He head
ed the Military Intelligence Divi-
sion at the time of Pearl Harbor.
the DSM was awarded him for
services as commander of the 1st
Service Command with headquarters
in Boston, from February, 1912, to
October, l945. There he planned for
the emergency defense of New Eng
land.
Except for five colonels, all the
officers on the local list are generals.
Those receiving their first Oak Leaf
Cluster, equivalent to a second DSM
award, were:
| 1t. Gen, Stanl- mbick of 221a
Wyoming avenr for services
from August, September.
l945. For near. rec years he
was senior Army member of the
Joint Strategic Survey Committee,
and also was chairman OF the Joint
Mexican United States Defense
Commission and president of the
Inter-American Defense Board.
1t. Gen. John E. Hull of the Ken
nedy-Warren Apartments served as
assistant chief of operations for the
general staff from October, 1914, to
September, 1945.
Maj. Gen. Carter b. Magruder of
60S N. Lincoln street, Arlington, Va,
was recognized for services as assist
ant chief of staff, Ga, Allied Force
Headquarters, Mediterranean thea
ter, from July. 1914, to August, 1s45.
He directed the supply support of
the invasion of Southern France.
Maj. Gen. Otto L. Nelson, jr., of
4l37 South Thirty-sixth street. Ar
hngton, Va, who served as deputy
theater commander in the Mediter-
ranean from January to August,
1945.
Maj. Gen. Walter L. Reed of 2slo
Thirty-sixth place NV, a member
OF the War Department Personnel
Board, served conspicuously from
April. 1942, to August, 1945. Az
Maj. Gen. John p. Smith of the
Wardman Park Hotel. AS a repre-
sentative Of the, Chief of Staff. he
fco-ordinated the activities of the
Office of Strategic Services with
military requirements from Jan
uary, 1s43, to September, l945.
Maj. Gen. Miller G. White of the
Kennedy-Warren Apartments was
Assistant Chief Of Staff, GIL" from
August, 1914, to August, 1915, in the
Mediterranean theater. He was
charged with personnel matters.
First awards Of the DSM were
made to the following:
Maj. Gen. Alexander r. Boiling
of 3100 Connecticut avenue NV.
who was cited for two tours of Gen
eral Staff duties. He was Assistant
Chief Of Staff for Personnel from
February IA to March 8, 1912, and
performed the same duties for the
Army ground forces from March,
1912, to May, 1943.
Maj. Gen. Clifford L. Corbin of
Fairfax, Va, for services as as
sistant to the Quartermaster General
and director of procurement from
April, 1910, to September, ls45.
Maj. Gen. Carl A. Hardigg of
1864 Reservoir road NV, for serv.
ices as assistant to the Quartermas-
ter General and director of the Sub
sistence Division from May, 1941, to
September, 1945.
Maj. Gen. Robert H. Mills of 1000
Cathedral avenue NV. who was di-
rector Of the Dental Division, Of1ce
of the Surgeon General, from March.
1912, to September, 1945.
Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons of
1888 Connecticut avenue NV, who
served as chief of the legislative and
liaison division, War Department
Special Staff, from March, 1912, to
September, 1945.
Maj. Gen. George ]. Richards of
1901 Connecticut avenue NV. di-
rector of the budget division, War
Department Special Staff, from July,
1943, to September, 1945. He main
tanned budgetary planning on a
sound basis for $160 000, ,000, 900 in
appropriations and eliminated du-
plications which brought about re-
ductions of more than SIS, 900 600, ,00O
Brig. Gen. George 1. Back of 90l
Hillwood avenue, Falls Church, Va,
who served as chief signal officer,
Mediterranean theater, from Sep
tember, 1914, to August, 1945. He