Evening star., 1946-03-15
News of D. c. Area Men
In the Armed Forces

plans Tor continuing B-20 operations
from India bases, while at the same
time withdrawing bombardment
groups and sending them, without
8 single loss, in mass flights over
l2,500 miles Of enemy controlled ter
ritory and waters to Tinian Island.
The Distinguished Service Medal
was awarded for the first time to
the following officers from this area,
all in the Air Forces:
1t. Gen. Harold L. George, Fort
Myer, Va, who commanded the Air
Transport Command from April,
1912, to May, 1945. He established,
maintained and operated military
airways throughout the world, fer
ried aircraft to all theaters and
transported materiel, personnel and
mail overseas.
Maj. Gen. Roger b. Cotton, 2602
Thirty-sixth street NV, for services
from September, 1914, to September,
1945. He was communications Of
f1cer of the Air Technical Service
Command, Wright Field, Ohio, and
1electronics adviser to the Assistant
Chief of Air Staff-G-4 AAF head
Quarters.
Maj. Gen. Howard C. Davidson,
1923 R street NV, who commanded
the 10th Air Force In the North
Burma campaign from June, 1914,
to March, 1916. He played large
part in opening land route to
China, the destruction of the jap
lanese air force and the recapture
lof North Burma.
Maj. Gen. David N. w. Grant,
1000 Cathedral avenue NV. air
surgeon, for services from October
l941, to October, 1945. He was re-
sponsible for the health of the
Army Air Forces and introduced
organized air evacuation of casual
ties on a mass scale.
Maj. Gen. Bennet E. Meyers, 24OO
Sixteenth street NV, deputy chief
OF Air Staff, Materiel and Services
and later commander of the Mate
rlel Command and deputy COM
mander OF the Air Technical Sery-
ice Command. From May, 1943, to
July, 1945, he made outstanding
contributions to the preparation of
the B-29s for combat.
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Powers, $500
Q street NV, for services from
May, 1912, to October, 1945. in pre-
pairing programs for aircraft pro-
duct1on. He served as Army repre-
sentative and administrator of the
Aircraft Scheduling Unit, Wright
Field, Ohio, and also performed pro-
ductlon duties on committee of the
Joint Chiefs OF Staff.
Brig. Gen. Carl A. Brandt, 3677
Upton street NV, for Exceptionally
meritorious" services in the South
west Pacific from June, 1914. to AL
gust. 1945. Initially, he commanded
the Far East Air Forces Combat
and Replacement and Training Cen
ter. Later he commanded the 18th
Bomber Command during operations
in the Philippines and Borneo.
Brig. Gen. August w. Kissner of
Mount Vernon, Va, for services as
chief OF staff of the 21st Bomber
Command, later the Goth Air Force.
from February to August, 1945. He
expanded the organization from
eight groups to five very heavy
bomber wings totaling 21 combat
groups which greatly intensified the
rate of B-29 operations which be-
gan in March, 1945.
Brig. Gen. Richard C. Lindsay.
32o1 Morrison street NV, was cited
for services as chief Of staff of the
Combined and Joint Staff Division.
Office of the Assistant Chief of Air
Staff, Plans, from April, 1914, to
June. 1945. He initiated a study
TO determine the strength and types
|of units required to defeat Japan
in the quickest possible time.
4 Brig. Gen. Leland w. Miller, 3133
Connecticut avenue NV, for sery-
Ices from March, 1943, to Septem-
Der. 1945, as chief of the budget
and fiscal Office, .AAF headquarters.
He dealt with the administration of
the expenditure of more than So
000, 900 900.
Brig. Gen. Bob E. Nowland, 1000
Cathedral avenue NV, who de-
yeloped the ferrying service of the
Air Transport Command to peak
efficiency from August, 1914, to Oc-
tober, 1945.
Brig. Gen. Hume Peabody, 1000
Connecticut avenue NV, COM
manding general of the Eastern Fly
ing Training Command from March
to October, 1945.
Col. Frederick G. Atkinson, 1910
Ripon place, Alexandria, Va, assist
ant chief Of staff in charge of per-
sonnel for the Air Transport Com