Evening star., 1945-09-27
Capt. J. 5. Timothy
Wins DSC for Capture
OF Nazi Garrison

Capt. James Simmons Timothy
26, son of Brig. Gen. Patrick H
Timothy, commandant of the Fort
Belvoir Engineer School, has been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for bringing about the sur
render of an entire German garri-
son at Strasbourg, in Alsace-Lor-
raine, last November when the 1st
Battalion of the 313th Infantry, de-
tached from American forces, was
fighting with the I'd French Arm
ored Division to capture the town.
Late in the fight for Strasbourg a
German who spoke French sneaked
out to the Allied force and asked
for parley on surrender terms.
Capt. Timothy volunteered for the
conference and proceeded to Ger
man headquarters under fire. AL
though he was lin gravest danger
from arrogant Nazi officers" the
citation said, Capt. Timothy, by a
series of white lies," literally talked
the German commander into sur
rendering his garrison of l6 off,
GERS and 372 enlisted men.
Capt. Timothy now is visiting his
parents at Fort Belvoir.
Brig. Gen. Harold N. Gilbert, new
director of the Military Personnel
Procurement Service, the Adjutant
Generals Office, received the Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished
Service Medal recently for services
as director of the Office of Depen-
dency Benefits, at Newark, from
October, 1912, until this month.
Under his leadership the Once of
Dependency Allowances paid over
$11,00o,000 in family allowances and
allotments for the benefit of more
than 100000 dependents of the
Army's men and women.
Gen. Gilbert lives in Washington
at 4410 Forty-ninth street NV.
His son. First 1t. H. w. Gilbert.
jr., is in the Philippines with the
716th Tank Battalion. Gen. and
Mrs. Gilbert have two daughters,
Mary Ellen and Betty Louise, who
live with them at the Washington
address.
Maj. Gen. John NJ. Franklin was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal yesterday for supervising the
transportation of troops and mate
riel to more than 100 foreign ports
during the war.
Gen. Brehon Somervell, chief of
the Army Service Forces, made
the award, which recognizes Gen.
Franklin's services from June, 1912,
through October, 1914, as chief of
the Water Division and, later, direc-
tor of water transportation in the
Ofice of the Chief of Transporta-
ton, ASF.
Gen. Franklin, whose home is In
Cockeysville, Md, was president of
the United States Lines Co. in New
York prior to his Army service. He
will return to his former position
shortly after October l.
Col. William P. Scobey, whose
wife, Ms. Vivian D. Scobey, lives at
1888 Connecticut avenue NV, re-
Gently was decorated with the
Legion of Merit at Caserta, Italy,
in recognition of outstanding serv-
ices as chief of Information and
Education Section, Mediterranean
theater.
Through skillful use of the in
formation media, developed and su-
pervised under his direction" the
citation said, Col. Scobey insured
all personnel received accurate,
timely and pertinent information
which served to increase their eff
cheney and to heighten their feel
ing of individual responsibility for
the successful prosecution of the
war"
Col. Scobey, a Regular Army
oficer for % years, has been over
seas 16 months.
Capt. Victor D. Long, Al, U. S. N,