Evening star., 1946-01-12
News of District Area Men
In the Armed Forces

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ris. Pvt. Matthew J. Holt. Capt; Georss
Bic spmns5 Yransi, Pfe pays Ernsst Gardiner and
Pic. George sullivan, Pfc. Leroy Walker.
Seret. George L. Smith Pfc James Z. Walk
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Pic Frank Kniesiski. TIA Melvin S; Ruff
aendefshot. Hen n a Ptc Dean Dean q omsTts m % IL t.
Adolph M. Zinkfer. Pfc. John w. Butler
and Pvt. Donald J. CARRIER.
Aboard the transports Pierce and
LaSalle, which docked at San Fran
cisco yesterday, were:
Mai. Horace r. Hissens. 1343 Bryant
street NE. and Corpl Robert R. Palmer,
Arriving at New York yesterday
aboard the transport George Goe-
thals were these Washington men
for whom no street addresses were
given in the Associated Press re-
port:
Pfc. Edward E. Daniel. Pfc. Michael J.
German; PFC: Lee r. Wallace and Corpl.
The Admiral simms, docking at
Los Angeles yesterday, returned:
Corpl James v. Ford, s19o Twenty
witz, 871s Appleton street NV.
These nearby Virginia veterans
are due to arrive at New York to-
morrow aboard the Cody Victory:
T/5 Eugene j. Mason, Arlington; Pfc
, ,Hs:Dert l. Harvey, Arlinston; T Il VIII
1 Leslie. stsunton. Aasa" and RI 'e RoSer. %aI E.
Gardner. Staunton.
Decorated
Maj. John L. Mckee, jr., IS, whose
widow, Mrs. Coils C. Mckee, lives
at 301 East Glebe road, Arlington
was awarded the Silver and Bronze
Stars posthumously in a Pentagon
ceremony Thursday. the War De-
partment announced. His young
daughter. Coils Cherrington Mckee
AZ months old, received the decera
tions from Brig Gen. Robert N
Young, commandant of the Military
| District of Washington.
With the award of the Silver Stal
Medal the young artillery officer
was cited for gallantry in action
with the 18th Division outside Treb-
nitz, Germany, last April IL, when
he lost his life in a reconnaissance
flight.
On that date, the citation states
Maj. Mckee accompanied a pilot in
an artillery liaison plane over enemy
territory in search of information
on the disposition of troops and en-
emy batteries. Before he was shot
down, the citation concluded, Maj
Mckee furnished information that
enabled our forces to wipe out en-
emy Notifications.
In the citation accompanying the
Bronze Star Medal Maj. Mckee was
praised for services in Luxembourg
and Germany from January Is to
April IL, 1915, in training and su-
pervising the men of the Fire Direc.
ton Center. In addition to these
duties Maj. Mckee, as an air OBJ.
server, obtained much valuable in
formation, the citation said.
Maj Mckee was the son of Brig
Gen. John l.. Mckee, who com.
manded the 9th Infantry Division
He was graduated from West Poin
in 1912.
1t. Col. Leland c. De Vinney
whose home at at 4030 Nortl
Washington boulevard, Arlington
has been awarded the Legion o
Merit for services in the North AT
rican and European theaters will
the Information and Education Di
vision of the Army Service Forces
the War Department announced.
AS officer in charge of research
activities in the two theaters from
February II. 1914, to last Octobe
is, the citation accompanying th'
award states, Col De Vinney estab
lished procedural operations to fur
nish data that proved valuable t,
the command concerned and to tn
War Department.
Later, as executive officer and a
chief of the Research Branch, h
performed numerous other outstand
ing services, the citation said.