Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-14
HERE AND ABROAD
News of Area Persons
In the Armed Services

Brig. Gen. Lewis b. Rock,
USMCR. recently was promoted
to his present rank and placed
on the retired list at ceremonies
held at the Marine Corps Air
Station in Miami. Fla. He for
merly was publisher Of the Day.
ton (Ohio) Journal Herald.
Gen. Rock. now q resident Of
Homestead, Fla. is the father Of
Lewis B. Rock, jr. of The Eve
ming Star staff.
A 1917 graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Illinois. Gen. Rock
entered the service at the out
break Of World War I, serving
as a company commander with
the 5th Army Division. He holds
the Silver Star and two Purple
Hearts for World War ! combat.
In World War II, he served as
operations officer Of the 4th Ma
rine Division. During his action
in the Pacific he was awarded
the Bronze Star with Combat v
and promoted to the rank Of
colonel.
After World War I, Gen. Rock
entered the newspaper business.
later becoming business manager
Of the Rochester IN. " Journal
American, the Chicago Daily
News, and owner and publisher
Of the Journal Herald.
1t. Col. Edwin d. McMeen.
director of supply and service di-
vision, Walter Reed Army Medi-
cal Center. has received the Le-
gion Of Merit for outstanding
service in Korea during 1854"
while serving as chief Of the
Medical Supply Division. 9th
Army Headquarters. Korea.
The citation reads in part de
spite personnel shortages. he or
ganized equipment and mainte-
nance repair teams and conduct
ed on the job training to insure
repair Of medical equipment sup
porting combat units"
Col. McMeen, who entered the
Army in 1884 as an enlisted man,
lives at 1910 Thirty nth street.
South Arlington. Va.
Mai. Joseph F. Lynch, jr., Of
IL Ridge road Sc. has been
promoted 10 lieutenant colonel,
the Army notified his parents.
Mai. Lynch Is chief Of the Dis
trihution Division Of the Rich
mond Quartermaster Market
Center. @
Marine ID 1t. James E. Me.
Golrick, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. McGolrick Of SOFA
Lowell street NV, has completed
the five-month officers basic
school at Quantico. Va, and has
been transferred to Cherry Point,
N. C.. He is d graduate Of Holy
Cross College. Worcester, Mass. 4
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Maj. Herbert r. Haar, IT,,
former Alexandria resident, has
reported to headquarters at New
York City for an orientation
period before leaving for his
assignment to Kedavik area Of
fee in Iceland.
Formerly with the S08th Engi-
neer Aviation Battalion in the
Pacific. Mai. Haar received the
Army Communication Ribbon. He
is a graduate Of Virginia Poly.
ztechnic Institute.
:: Capt. Julius M. Anderson,
Medical Corps. USN. son Of Mrs.
/. Rose Anderson of Route /.
Laurel. Nd. received q letter Of
commentator and q Bronze Star
in lieu Of q second commenda-
ton ribbon in ceremonies held at
the National Naval Medical Gen.
ter in Bethesda recently.
Capt. ANDERSON received the
commentator "for outstanding
performance Of duty while serv-
ing In Task Force 80, from Au-
gust 13 to September %, 1854,
during the operation Passage
to Freedom in which 100000
Vietnamese refugees were trans
ported by sea to new homes In
Southern 1ndo-C China"
Besides the Navy Common
dalton Medal, he holds the
Distinguished Service Medal.
4 Il y
Carter Page, chief Of the
Planning Division, Civil Works.
in the Office Of the Chief Of
Engineers. United States Army.
has been presented with q De-