Chapter 751. To authorize certain officers of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to accept such decorations, orders, and medals as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered
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Chap. 751: To authorize certain officers of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to accept such decorations, orders, and medals as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered. Chapter 751 45 Stat. 744 1928-05-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 751.— An Act To authorize certain officers of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to accept such decorations, orders, and medals as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered.
May 26, 1928.[[H. R. 5898](/us/bill/70/hr/5898).][[Public, No. 515](/us/pl/70/515).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following-named Decorations tendered by foreign governments to designated officers of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, may be accepted.officers of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps are hereby authorized to accept such decorations, orders, and medals as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered:
United States Navy: Vice Admiral G. H. Burrage, Rear Admiral List of Navy officers.H. P. Jones, Rear Admiral P. Andrews, Rear Admiral C. F. Hughes, Rear Admiral T. P. Magruder, Rear Admiral W. C. Cole, Rear Admiral J. H. Dayton, Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton, Rear Admiral Y. Stirling, junior, Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, Rear Admiral W. L. Howard, retired, Rear Admiral H. Rodman, retired, Rear Admiral J. D. McDonald, retired, Rear Admiral T. Snowden, retired, Rear Admiral C.
L. Hussey, retired, Rear Admiral A. P. Niblack, retired, Rear Admiral R. Welles, retired, Captain C. A. Abele, Captain T. L. Johnson, Captain H. E. Lackey, Captain S. W. Bryant, Captain C. S. Freeman, Captain K. G. Castleman, Captain F. T. Evans, Captain H. K. Cage, Captain A. Andrew, Captain D. C. Hanrahan, retired, Captain F. B. Freyer, Captain W. F. Halsey, junior, Captain D. W. Bagley, Captain C. H. Woodward, Captain W. P. Scott, Captain H. Laning, Captain V. A. Kimberly, Captain H.
L. Brinser, Captain F. D. Berrien, Captain R. D. White, Captain L. R. Leahy, Captain E. H. Durell, retired, Commander J. S. McCain, Commander G. C. Logan, Commander S. S. Kennedy, Commander R. E. Byrd, retired, Commander A. T. Church, Commander H. Delano, Commander W. L. Beck, Commander R. A. Spruance, Commander A. G. Stirling, Commander W. T. Smith, Commander J. F. Shafroth, junior, Commander J. James, Commander G. H. Laird, Lieutenant Commander M. Collins, Lieutenant Commander J.
M. 745Deem, Lieutenant Commander J. R. Peterson, junior, Lieutenant List of Navy officers—Continued.Commander A. Macomb, Lieutenant Commander H. F. Kingman, Lieutenant Commander D. C. Ramsey, Lieutenant Commander A. W. Dunn, junior, Lieutenant Commander H. O’D. Hunter, Lieutenant Commander G. E. Brandt, Lieutenant Commander W. C. Hayes, Lieutenant Commander J. B. Will, Lieutenant Commander R. Pfaff, Lieutenant Commander W. E. Whitehead, retired, Lieutenant R. Welles, Lieutenant B.
T. Talbott, Lieutenant D. L. Maderia, Lieutenant R. A. Ofstie. Lieutenant W. A. Brooks, Lieutenant D. J. Sinnott, Lieutenant F. B. Stoddert, Lieutenant W. E. Moore, Lieutenant E. D. Snare, Lieutenant C. L. Green, Lieutenant C. J. Marshall, Lieutenant E. J. Norcott, retired, Lieutenant (.Junior Grade) J. K. Lynch, Rear Admiral A. M. D. McCormick (Medical Corps), Captain W. N. McDonnell (Medical Corps), Captain C. S. Butler (Medical Corps), Captain J. S. Woodward (Medical Corps), Captain A.
B. Clifford (Medical Corps), Commander M. Boland (Medical Corps), Commander R. H. Laning (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Commander P. W. Wilson (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Commander R. W. Hutchinson (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Commander E. P. Huff (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Commander R. H. Miller (Medical Corps), retired, Lieutenant J. J. Kaveney (Medical Corps), Rear Admiral S. McGowan (Supply Corps), retired, Captain D. Potter (Supply Corps), Captain N. B. Farwell (Supply Corps), Captain J.
D. Robnett (Supply Corps), Captain E. D. Stanley (Supply Corps), Captain W. J. Hine (Supply Corps), Commander Eugene H. Tricon (Supply Corps), Lieutenant M. J. Stubbs (Supply Corps), Captain E. W. Scott (Chaplain Corps), Commander W. A. Maguire (Chaplain Corps), Commander J. W. Moore (Chaplain Corps), Commander E. A. Brodman (Chaplain Corps), Lieutenant Commander T. L. Wood (Chaplain Corps), Chief Pharmacist C. E. Alexander, Commander R. E. Tod, United States Naval Reserve, and Commander J.
L. Callan, United States Naval Reserve. United States Marine Corps: Colonel Julius S. Turrill, Colonel List of Marine Corps officers.Douglas C. McDougal, Lieutenant Colonel James K. Tracy, Lieutenant Colonel James J. Meade, Major Calvin B. Matthews, Major Samuel M. Harrington, Major Alexander A. Vandegrift, Major Harry L. Smith, Major William H. Rupertus, Major Allen H. Turnage, Major M. B. Humphrey, Captain William F. Beattie, Captain Louis J. Hughes, and Marine Gunner Theodore C.
Laitsch. United States Army: Colonel Bailey K. Ashford, Medical Corps: List of Army officers.Major General Edwin B. Babbitt, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnard, Field Artillery; Captain Alfred Ilko Barton, Adjutant General Reserve; Major Joseph E. Barzynski, Quartermaster Corps; Captain James D. Basey, retired; Major William M. Beaman, Engineer Reserves; First Lieutenant William C. Bennett, junior, Corps of Engineers; Major General Charles W. Berry, senior, Reserves;
Major General Tasker H. Bliss, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Bonsal, Military Intelligence Division Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Allan L. Briggs, Infantry; Major General Robert L. Bullard, retired; Captain Benjamin F. Caffey, junior, Infantry; Captain Daniel J. Canty, Quartermaster Corps; Major James E. Chaney, Air Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Harry N. Cootes, Cavalry; Major General Enoch H. Crowder, retired; Major Fred T. Cruse, Field Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel Guy Cushman, retired;
Major Herbert A. Dargue, Air Corps; Major Howard C. Davidson, Air Corps; Captain Anthony Bigelow Day, Medical Reserves; Colonel Edward T. Donnelly, retired; Major Lee Roy Dunbar, Medical Corps; Major John M. Eager, Field Artillery; Captain Ira C. Eaker, Air Corps; Major 746List of Army officers—Continued.General Clarence R. Edwards, retired; Major Henry W. T. Eglin, Coast Artillery; First Lieutenant Muir S. Fairchild, Air Corps; Colonel John P. Finley, retired; Major Allen S.
Fletcher, Philippine Scouts; Colonel Frederick S. Foltz, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Clyde S. Ford, retired; Lieutenant Colonel William F. H. Godson, Cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel David Marvin Goodrich, Cavalry Reserves; Major Ephriam F. Graham, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Ulysses S. Grant, third, Corps of Engineers; Captain Samuel A. Greenwell, Cavalry; Major General James G. Harbord, retired; Major William Lee Hart, Medical Corps: Brigadier General William W. Harts; Colonel Guy V.
Henry, Cavalry; Major William Joseph Hillas, Medical Reserves; Brigadier General Roy Hoffman. Reserves; Captain Nelson M. Holderman, retired; Major Otto Holstein, Military Intelligence Division Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. Howland, retired; Major Edgar Erskine Hume, Medical Corps; Major General Merritte W. Ireland; Major Leroy Hodges, Ordnance Reserves; Captain William W. Jenna, Infantry; Major Herbert Spencer Johnson, Infantry Reserves; Colonel Wait C. Johnson, Infantry;
Major William A. Jones, Infantry; Colonel Charles E. Kilbourne, Coast Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel Wallace Whitney Kirby, Engineer Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur B. Kratz, Engineer Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Ben Lear, junior, Cavalry; Major General Hunter Liggett, retired; Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, Air Corps Reserves; Captain Arthur B. McDaniel, Air Corps; Major Dale F. McDonald. Infantry; Captain William McFarland, Medical Administrative Corps; Colonel Joseph Wallace McIntosh, Quartermaster Corps Reserves;
Major Rufus F. Maddux, Chemical Warfare Service; Captain Walter Mulford Mann, Infantry; Captain Clarence Augustus Manning, Military Intelligence Division Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Montgomery, retired; Major Horace Morison, Quartermaster Corps Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Mortimer, Quartermaster Corps; Colonel T. Bentley Mott, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A. Parker, Infantry; Major Albro L. Parsons, junior, Medical Corps; Major General Mason M. Patrick, retired;
Major George S. Patton, Cavalry; Colonel Robert U. Patterson, Medical Corps; General John J. Pershing, retired; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Poillon, Cavalry; Major George W. L. Prettyman, Field Artillery Reserves; First Lieutenant Chas. McK. Robinson, Air Corps; Colonel Kyle Rucker, Judge Advocate General’s Department; Lieutenant Colonel Francis A. Ruggles, Field Artillery; Captain Saint Clair Streett, Air Corps; Colonel John Guy Strohm, Medical Reserves; Major General Harry Taylor, retired;
First Lieutenant Bernard S. Thompson, Air Corps; Major Harold Thompson, Cavalry; Colonel Francis Bowen Upham, Adjutant General Reserves; Major Frank Clayton Vincent, Infantry Reserves; Major Roland F. Walsh, Quartermaster Corps; First Lieutenant Leonard D. Weddington, Air Corps; First Lieutenant Ennis C. Whitehead, Air Corps; Major Franklin L. Whitley, Adjutant General’s Department; Captain Royden Williamson, Cavalry; Captain Charles A. Willoughby, Infantry; Captain Ira Ayer, Medical Reserves;
Major General David Prescott Barrows, Reserves; Colonel William Merriam Chadbourne, Chemical Warfare Reserves; Major General B. Frank Cheatham. The Quartermaster General; Major Sherman Montrose Craiger, Finance Reserves; Major Edmund L. Daley, Corps of Engineers; Lieutenant Colonel Warren Jefferson Davis, Signal Reserves; Captain John H. Dawson, Medical Administrative Corps; Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, Ordnance Reserves; Colonel Andrew J. Dougherty, Infantry; Major General William Nafew Haskell, Reserves;
Colonel John Philip Hill, Cavalry 747Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Campbell B. Hodges, Infantry; Colonel List of Army officers—Continued.Noble B. Judah, Field Artillery Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel James I. Mabee, retired; Major General Charles H. Martin; Captain Jeremiah Joseph Murphy, Engineer Reserves; Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, retired; Brigadier General William Barclay Parsons, Auxiliary Reserves; First Lieutenant Nathan Philip Ruditsky, Military Intelligence Division Reserves;
Colonel Lucius A. Salisbury, Medical Reserves; Major William H. Shutan, Quartermaster Corps; Major General Robert Henry Tundall, Reserves; Major James A. Ulio, Adjutant General’s Department; Colonel Leroy Hodges, Reserve Corps. That all recommendations for decoration by the United States Pending recommendations for decorations for World War services of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to be considered, and awards made.of America now pending before the War Department, Navy Department, or Marine Corps for services rendered during the World War be considered by the proper boards or authorities, and awards made in such cases as the conduct of those recommended shows them to be entitled and deserving of the same.
Approved, May 26, 1928.
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