Evening star., 1955-07-03
Legion Officers
Get Citations

At the last Department execu-
tive committee meeting Of the
District American Legion. cita-
tions were awarded to post COM
Imanders who served with honor
and distinction during 1954-55.
Those receiving awards were:
Charles w. Rich, George Wash
Iington Post; Myrtle Covert.
Jacob Jones Post; Richard W..
lBywaters, Victory Post; Claude
lP. Curley. Europe Post: Anna A..
lTurek, Delano Post: Richard H.
Harper, Nash Post: John Nyalka,
Ijr., National Cathedral Post:
Ernest E. Gasch. Roosevelt Post;
William e. Gray. Spengler Post:
Owen s. Heriot. Jasper Post, and
Richard H. Viancour. Costello
Post.
Also, Paul c. Flester. Lincoln
Post: William M. Stell. Gardner
Post; Charles A. Burrell, Patton
Tank Corps Post: Edward E..
Wilcox, Press Club Post; James
I. Miller, jr.. Cooley Met Cullough
Post: Bert c. Wood. jr., Bureau
lof Engraving Post; Donald c..
Murtaugh, Killeen Post; Carl D..
Coleman, Walker Post; Ralph F..
Hoover. McGroarty Post; John
II. Clardy, Second Division Post:
Anton w. Kluge, Police and Fire
Post, and Michael R. Belinky.
DePue Post.
Also, John Theunissen, Bunker
Hill Post; Joseph C. Stone. Fort
stevens Post; Harry E. Baker,
ljr., GPO Post; David Guido, CO.
llumbia Post: Leroy E. Hackett.
National Capitol Post; John j..
Mcbride. jr.. Agriculture Post;
Michael F. McAree. Kenna Main
Post; Mary L. Pryor, McAlexan-
der Post; William F. Wallace.
Internal Revenue Post; Robert
II. Trilling. Potomac Post; Job
Barnard Justice Post: Harry A.
Motley, Labor Post: w. N. Dean,
|Pepco Post. and Carl F. Frying,
Gas Light Post.
| Also, Nicholas Sampogna,
commerce Post; Samuel n. JET
lferson, Capital Transit Post:
William M. Tupman. Maritime
Post: Neil william. jr.. GAO
Post: Walter c. O'Rear. Fort
Dupont Post; Levi w. st. Peter.
woodbridge Post; Henry F. Hall,
White Whitmire Post; Laura
lAgerton, McNair Post: William
Fierstein, w. B. & c. Trades
Post; Adeeb J. Neam. Holloran-
Murray Post: Howard j. Frank
lin. FBI Post: Marian C. Swo-
|boda. Navy Post; Francis M.
Shore, jr.. Dulin Post; Arthur H.
lHeyn, Civil Service Post; Bert
lram w. Kaplan, Army and Air
Force: Virginia M. Harrison. In
terror Post; Robert H. Lees, Pol
ling Post; Benjamin Levy. SEC
Post; Edmund v. Connolly,
Housing Post; John De Simone,
Ijr., Harden Jackson Post; Ben H.
Brown, jr., Department Of State
Post, and Louis DeHenry, Post
lOffice Post.
The awards we're made by AL
Danaher. chairman Of trophies
and awards and Byron e. Dunn,
department commander.
Post commanders are urged to
, have their lists Of delegates and
alternates, in duplicate, to the
Forthcoming department con-
vention, July 1890. into de-
;; partment headquarters not later
than Wednesday.
Il Post color bearers are urged
to report to Col. E. s. Bettelheim
on the south side Of the base Of
the Washington Monument.
| Vincent B. Costello Post will
meet Tuesday for nomination
Iof officers.
i New members accepted into
Kenna-M Main Post are: Lawrence
H. Friason, jr.. Sterling Um-
baugh and Lewis v. Maxey.
Commander Michael F. McAree
announces his resignation. First
Vice Commander Richard M.
Ludke will be acting commander
until the election Of new officers.
At the last meeting Of Victory
Post, Thomas r. Bywaters was
Endorsed for department COM
Imauder for thu wear l056-6.