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

Col. Irwin ably directed his battalion
in mopping up operations against
enemy personnel and hostile civil
lians which resulted in killing 80 and
capturing las Of the enemy.
Capt. Lawrence j. Bernard, 4450
Verplanck place NV, recently re-
ceived Coast Guard Commenda-
ton Ribbon from Admiral Joseph F.
Farley, Coast Guard commandant.
The award was for performance of
duty as a special assistant to the
commandant of the Coast Guard
from November, 1912, to October,
1945. Capt. Bernard has been re-
leased from the Coast Guard.
1t. U.g.) L. P. Halloran, USN, 1899
s street Sc, has been presented a
Commendation Ribbon for excellent
services as astrological officer" in an
amphibious group during action at
Lingayan Gulf and Okinawa.
1st 1t. Jose L. Ramos, BOG Nor
mandy drive, Silver Spring, Md,
has been awarded a Bronze Star
Medal in recognition OF his services
in the European theater, where he
served as administrative officer of
an engineer battalion from January
l, 1914, to June 6, 1914.
TI3 Preston w. Bauman, 4ol3
Thirtieth street NV, received a
Bronze Star Medal recently for
achievement in connec-
ton with military operations against
the enemy in the Southwest Pacific
area" Sergt. Bauman was dis
charged from the Army last month.
John G. McGlendon, aviation ra-
dioman 2/c, 2046 North Irving street,
Arlington, has added a Gold Star
to his Air Medal ribbon in lieu Of
receiving another Air Medal. The
award was made for his outstanding
while participating in
aerial flights as member of the
crew of bomber on anti-submarine
patrol in the Bay of Biscay and the
English Channel from September,
1943 to March, 1914.
KeturneeS
Six District veterans are due in
New York 4. tomorrow aboard the
transport Pittston Victory. They
are:
TIA Lee r. .chillemi. stserst. Robert g.
Saek ssores SsTs corp Rsdan
Of Washington
Nearby Maryland and Virginia
men who reached New York yester-
day aboard the Hampden Sydney:
Pfc. Charles L, Howard, Arlington: serst.
Harry L. .Hager. Arlington: Tf5 Harold
Zine and rs IS Alfred Sands
Silver Spring.
Arrived yesterday at New York
aboard the Sheepshead Bay Victory:
ia David H. Coates RysEdss Rnod Tz5
Gerald K. schrepfer. Fafis i: Church. @ '''
Listed among arrivals at New
York yesterday aboard the Lewiston
Victory:
rlserst. fSSn raymond E. Ss.ss; Tlserss. SD
;ulpeper. and TI5 Frank A. Wilson. Alex
Arrived Friday at San Francisco
aboard the. Colusa:
T1s ReRss: Eathsons noHs Ti6 hi,,y Ms.yin
John n. Iibbey and PVT. Abner W. wash
nTton, all Of washington.
Listed as aboard the transport
Gen. Heintselman, which arrived in
San Francisco yesterday, were these
District men:
TIA Claude Eilert, 391s r street Sc;
Capt. Daniel J. Murphy. 3oi3 Thirty
Basile, 746 sixth street Sc; Corpi. VII.
liam G. Webb. 20s, Fffty-seventh street
street Sc; .1st Sergt. Philip I. Ayler.
1887 Harvard street NV; Sergt. William
A. Smith, no street address given; T/5
James =: ar.ney; 5aI5 s5,nsh s,,,,sI Avenue
road SE.; Sergt. James R. McDayid. 2422
Newton street N;E.and Pic. Jack M. Cobb
1921 Blair road NV.
Also aboard were TIA William q Hsrnin
md Pfc. Francis j. Loefner, both OF WASH
ngton, for whom no street addresses were
given In the Associated Press report.