Evening star., 1945-09-15
Gen. Hyssong Given
Legion Of Merit, DSh
For Work in 7 Posts

Maj. Gen. c. L. Hyssong, 660a
Strathmore street, Chevy Chase
Md. today was presented with the
Distinguished Service Medal and the
Legion of Merit by Gen. Jacob l.
Devers. commander of the Army
Ground Forces.
The DSM was given for his work
as GIL personnel of the Army
Ground Forces since May. 1943, dur
ing which more than 1,250,000 SOL
diers were sent overseas by the
ground forceS The Legion of Merit
was for his services as adjutant gen.
eral of the Army CHG from -Septem-
ber, 1910, until he became G-1 of
the ground forces.
Brig. Gen. David r. Nimmer,
U. S. M. c., of 504 Kentucky avenue,
Alexandria, won the Legion of Merit
for his skillful coordination of land
and naval shell fire which gave
maximum assistance to front line
troops on Okinawa, a dispatch from
the island disclosed.
Gen. Nimmer, who commanded an
artillery unit during the final phase
of the Guadalcanal campaign, came
ashore during the initial landings
on Okinawa and within "a hours
had more than half of his artillery
emplaced and in use, the citation
says. Before assuming his present
post, Gen. Nimmer was naval men,
ber of the War Plans Committee in
the joint chiefs of staff organization.
He participated in the Washington,
Quebec and Cairo Conferences be-
tween the late President Roosevelt
and former Prime Minister Churchill.
Col. Edward c. Gillette, jr., 4017
Twenty-third street, Arlington, re-
Gently was awarded the Legion of
Merit and an Oak Leaf Cluster while
serving with the 1st Airborne Army
now occupying Berlin, according to
the Army. Col. Gillette received the
Legion of Merit for his work as chief
signal officer and was cited with an
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of
Merit 'for exceptionally meritorious
conduct in the performance of out
standing services as chief of the
Requirements Section, Signal Divi-
sion, Supreme Headquarters, AEF,
from February 8, 1914, to November
!, 1914"
The citation for the first Legion
of Merit award read: "As chief
signal officer, 1st Allied Airborne
ArmV. Col. Gillette, through his ex-
tensivs experience and years of
technical training, co-ordlnated the
efforts of an Allied staff on matters
dealing with signal communications
in support of airborne operations
with extraordinary ability"
Comdr. Harry A. Barnard, U. S. N,
of 1921 Reservoir road NV, has
been decorated with Legion of
Merit for distinguishing himself by
directing an attack against an
enemy submarine and probably
sinking it, the Navy announced
According to the citation, enemy
aircraft overhead threatened to at
tack at any moment during the
action which took place in the
Southwest Pacific. The ship under
Comdr. Barnard's command at the
time was the Richard M. Rowell
The medal was presented by Rear
Admiral w. H. P. Blandy, COM
mander of destroyers and cruisers,
Pacific Fleet.
Richard Patrick Collins, first
pumpman on the war tanker
Harpers Ferry, received the Mer-
chant Marine Meritorious Service
Medal yesterday for heroism he dis
played in risking his life to help
save the ship and its vital cargo of
high test gasoline when it caught
fire in laramie, Italy. Mr.. Collins,
who lives at 20 Hawaii avenue NV,
was presented the medal by Admiral
A. P. Fairfield, chairman of the
Merchant Marine Decorations and
Medals Board at his Office in the
Commerce Building.
The Washington seaman was one
of seven men who remained aboard
the ship after it caught fire. Collins,
without hesitation, secured the cargo
pump and valves and then, under
extremely hazardous conditions
manned the fire hose until the
menacing flames were extinguished,
the citation accompanying the
award states. His courage and utter
disregard of personal danger in the
face of possible DEATH contributed
greatly to saving the ship and its
cargo, according to the citation.