Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-18

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Decorated
Col. Bradley J. Gaylord of 212 Pitt
street, Alexandria, Va, is one of
IL officers of the Army Air Forces
newly awarded the Legion Of Merit
for war services performed either
overseas or in this country.
In the case of Col. Gaylord and
one other, the award was an Oak
Leaf Cluster signifying a second
Legion of Merit decoration. Col.
Gaylord's cluster was for services
performed from January, 1914, to
July. 1945, at AAF headquarters,
where he was directly responsible
for the overall operational plans
pertaining to the European and
Mediterranean theaters.
He was chief of the European
theater branch, operational plans
division. In this position he also
planned for the organization of
the United States Strategic Bomb
ing Survey Group, civilians who
investigated and reported recently
on the results of Allied bombing
in Europe.
1t. Col. Bernard M. Wootton of
SIT Bashford lane. Alexandria, Va,
was the other who received the
Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a sec
ond Legion of Merit. From March,
1913, to February. l945, he COM
manded the 10th Army Always
Communications System Group in
the Central Pacific area. Task force
units under his special preparation
and direction were used in the ad-
vance waves of assault troops on
the islands Of Tarawa. Maxim, Eni-
wetok, Guam, Saipan and Two Jima.
These operations were in co-opera-
ton with Navy and Marine Corps
aviation.
Maj. Gen. Julius w. Jones of 4440
@ street NV. was decorated for
services rendered as a brigadier
general when he commanded the 1st
District AAF Technical Training
Command from June, 1912, to July.
1943.
Brig. Gen. Aaron E. Jones of 1904
Old Dominion boulevard, Alexan-
dria, was decorated for services as
chief Of the Procurement Division,
AAF Material Command, from
September, 1899, to December, 1943.
His purchases consisted of highly
technical equipment and to decen-
tralize activities he established six
procurement districts.
Brig. Gen. Walter E. Todd of l54s
Mt. Eagle place, Alexandria. re-
ceived the Legion of Merit for out
standing performance of duties in
AAF headquarters from June to
November, 1945. He was then chief
Of the Theater Division and super
vised studies Of operational plans
in the final phases of the war
against Japan and the redeploy-
ment of major air units after hos
tilities ended. ... Las,
Col. Warren S. Eye of 1917
Thirty fourth street NV, received
the Legion of Merit for services
from December Is, 1943,, to Deem
Der 8, 1945, as chief of the ONCE of
Legislative Services. He devised eff
fective methods for the presenta-
ton OF written reports in answer
to inquiries Of congressional COM
mittees.
1t. Col. Wallace M. Burgoyne of
Mclean, Va. received recognition
for his analysis of aircraft require
ments Of the Allied Nations for the
critical period of January to June,
1914. He was chief of the Logistical
Analysis Branch, Logistics Divi-
sion, April, 1943. to Septsmber, 1945.
The plan he worked out for the
utilization of aircraft was used sue
cessfully in the Normandy invasion.
1t. Col. william H. Hadley OF 8
Fowlers Hill NV, made an out
standing contribution in monitoring
the Army Air Forces integration
program. Under it substantial econ
omies were achieved in applying his
principles to organizational prob
lens. He was a staff member and
later chief of the Supply and Trans
port Branch, Organizational Plan
ming Division, from May, 1912, to
May, 1945.
Maj. Frederick Grimm of Berwvn
Md, was awarded the medal for per-
Torrance while serving as chief rub
Der co-ordinator of the Air Trans
port Command from January 5. 1874,
to September 3. 1915. In the early
part Of 1913 he conceived the idea
of prolonging life and increasing
efficiency of rubber products through
an extremely technical supervisory
and training program for the Air
Transport Command. The policy
was adopted later for the whole
AAF.
Maj. Ray w. Smith, / Scott circle