Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

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Maj. Gen. Howard K. Loughry,
recently appointed governor of the
Soldiers Home here, received the
Distinguished Service Medal yester-
day at ceremonies in the Pentagon
for exceptionally meritorious serv-
ice" as chief of finance, April, 1910,
to June, 1945. His home is in Mon
ticello, Ind.
During the same. period he also
acted for the Secretary of War on
the Interdepartmental War Savings
Bond Committee.
Maj. Gen. Frank August Heilman
of St. Louis received the Distin-
guiShed Service Medal for outstand-
ing services as director of supply,
Army Service Forces, October, 1913,
to July, 1945. He recently was as
signed to an important overseas
post.
Brig. Gen. Neal Henry Mckay
was awarded similar honors for
meritorious supply services overseas.
He now is deputy director of supply,
Army Service Forces and is from
Troupe. Tex. From October, 1943,
to october, 1914, he was first the
deputy, and then chief of staff, Com
Zone, Mediterranean
theater. He then assumed duties
OF deputy assistant chief of staff,
Ga, Allied Forces Headquarters un-
til last March.
Three Washington naval officers
nave been presented with French
medals here by Vice Admiral Ray
nond Fernand, chief of the French
Naval Mission. They are:
Rear Admiral LyaI A. Davidson,
low stationed at the Bethesda Naval
Medical Center, received the Legion
If Honor, rank of officer. Admiral
Davidson, whose home is at 2909
Thirty fourth street NV, served
aboard the battleships Minnesota
and Kansas and later was instructor
At the Naval War College, Newport,
R. I.
Rear Admiral Lyndon Spencer,
assistant chief of operations, Coast
Guard, received the Croix de Guerre
with Gold Star. Admiral Spencer's
family lives at 1901 Rittenhouse
street NV. A native of New York,
ne has been on his present assign
nent since last November.
Comdr. Eugene C. Carusi was pre-
'ented the Croix de Guerre, with
Silver Star. Comdr. Carusi's home
address is 1900 Dexter street NV.
Seven residents of Washington
were among large group of high
Army officers, decorated by
The French in Paris, an Associated
Press dispatch reported yesterday.
Maj. Gen. Royal b. Lord was pre-
'ented the Legion of Honor, grade
Of officer. Gen. Lord, chief of op-
of the Supply Services of
,he European theater, is former d.
rector of the Public Relations
Bureau of the War Department, and
also served here as chief of oper-
atoms of the Bureau of Economic
Warfare.
He is widely known as the in
'entor of the Lord portable pillbox
and the Lord embarrassing device.
His family lives at 3735 Fordham
-oad NV.
Brig. Gen. Frank A. Allen, for
nerly chief of public relations at
supreme Allied headquarters in Eu-
'ope, whose home is at 1921 Twelfth
street north, Arlington, Va, was pre-
'ented the Legion of Honor, grade
If cavalier. r
Before his appointment to the
public relations branch late in 1914,
Sen. Allen commanded a combat
init Of the LIST Armored Division in
Italy, where he was wounded twice.
he later served in the intelligence
section of the 9Th Army Group.
Brig. Gen. Frank ]. McSherry of
1892 Garfield street NV, command
ng the operations branch of the AL
led Military Government, also has
been decorated with the Legion of
Honor, grade of cavalier. Former
y deputy chief of the AMG, Gen.
has been overseas more
han two years.
His wife and four children. who
i've at the Garfield street address,
are mentioning in Massachusetts,.
Brig. Gen. George S. Eyster, chief
Of plans and training, 5000 Con-
necticut avenue NV, has been
decorated with the Legion of Honor.
grade of cavalier.
Gen. Eyster was on general staff
1uty at the War Department here
before going to Europe. Prior to
lis War Department assignment,
Sen. Eyster served in Hawaii, at
Fort Benning, Ga, and at Fort Sill,
Okla. His wife and daughter.
Cherie, live at the Connecticut ave-
lue address. His son, George S.
5yster, jr., is at West Point.
Brig. Gen. Arthur S. Nevins of The
operations branch at supreme Allied
headquarters, whose home is at
,440 Thirty-ninth place NV, also
has been decorated with the Legion
If Honor, grade of cavalier. Gen.
Nevins has been on overseas duty
since 1912.
Gen. Nevins' wife and two chill
dren live at the above address. Miss
Mary Ann Nevins, 20, was graduated
rom Radcliffe College, last month.
Their son, Arthur S. Nevins, IT.. was
from Western High
School here last month and is ex-
pected to enter the Army soon.
Col. Henry G. Sheen, son of Col.
and Mrs. Henry H. Sheen, 2032 Bel
mont road NV, has been decorated
with the Legion of Honor. Col.
Sheen has served at supreme Allied
in North Africa, Sicily
and France for the past three years.
Col. Hugh Everett, jr., of 1904
5onoma road, Bethesda, Md, has
been decorated with 4ha ao;o., &c