General Orders 8 and 9, 7 March 1945

"GENERAL ORDERS
NUMBER 8 & 9"
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Orders Dated
7 March, 1945

On 7 March another ceremony was held at the flag pole. Major General Hall, XI Corps Commanding General, came out to the Rock to hold an awards ceremony. It appears that a number of officers and men had to be selected for awards. Many recommendations had already been sent in for awards based upon merit, but these had not been approved or returned. So each company was directed to select a certain number for Silver Star Medals and Bronze Star Medals. One Silver Star that I know of was "self-awarded."

Bill Calhoun

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RESTRICTED		HEADQUARTERS XI CORPS
		APO 471
		7 March 1945


GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER #8&9	) )
SECTION I.......SILVER STAR MEDAL - Awards SECTIONII.......BRONZE STAR MEDAL - Awards SECTION I.......SILVER STAR MEDAL - Awards By direction of the President, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved 9 July 1918 (Bulletin 43, WD, 1918), a Silver Star is awarded by the Commanding General, XI Corps, to the following named officers and enlisted men: 1st Lt.Hudson C. Hill, 0379623, INF (CO, Co "E", 503d Inf) Capt Charles H. Bradford, 0348272, MC (Hq 2d Bn, 503d Inf) Pvt Joseph Chartier, 11013558, (Co "C", 161st AB Engr Bn) Capt Herbert O. Eppleman, 0400784, DC (med Det, 503d Inf) 1st Lt. James P. Gifford, Jr., 02036054, INF (CO, Co "D", 503d Inf.) Pfc Frank B. Keller, 36737199 (Co "D", 503d Inf) Pfc George G. McBride, 39561967 (med det, 503d Inf) Cpl Delbert L. Parsons, 7023908 (regt'l Hq Co, 503d Inf) S/Sgt Robert L. Thompson, 19063140 (Co "F", 503d Inf) SECTION II......BRONZE STAR MEDAL - Awards By direction of the President, under the provisions of Executive Order No. 9419, 4 February 1944 (Sec iii, Bill 3, WD, 1944) a Bronze Star Medal is awarded by the Commanding General, XI Corps, to the following named officers and enlisted men: Pfc Charles W. Bowman, 35609719, (Regt'l Hq Co, 503d Inf) Inf) 1st Lt Roscoe E. Corder, 01301286, INF (Co "E", 503d Inf) Cpl James A. Cornett, 36077010, (Regt'l Hq Co, 503d Inf) Pfc Joseph M. Cubbage, 14008068, (Co "E", 503d Inf) - 1 -






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(GO 8&9, Hq XI Corps, 7 March 1945)


S/Sgt Robert A. Handy, 1108424, (Hq Co 2d Bn, 503d Inf) S/Sgt Bryan Ownby, 18040835, (Hq Co 2d Bn, 503d Inf) Cpl Richard M. Taylor, 33268901, (Hq Co 2d Bn, 503d Inf) 2nd Lt Samuel E. Waddle, 02036716, INF (Hq Co 2d Bn, 503d Inf) Pvt Donald G. Bauer, 15089889, (Hq Co, 503d Inf) 1st Lt Joseph A. Bitala, 0888703, INF (Hq d 2d Bn, 503d Inf) 1st Lt Lawrence S. Browne, 01284094, INF (Hq 2d Bn, 503d Inf) 1st Lt Daniel A. Lee, 01821733, INF (Co "F", 503d Inf) J.A. ELMORE Brigadier General, G.S.C., Chief of Staff OFFICIAL: PAUL OED Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General. DISTRIBUTION: "D" & F" - 2 -