Laureled Sons of Dartmouth

Men Cited for Heroism and Meritorious Achievement

MAJOR HOWARD M. ROWE '39, USAAF, Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Personnel, at General George C. Kenney's Far East Air Force Headquarters in the Philippines, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for "meritorious service."

STAFF SERGEANT CAMBRIDGE G. BECKEL JR. '37, AUS, Infantry, has been awarded the Legion of Merit: "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services from 1 November 1943 to 9 September 1944, in Italy. By exercise of outstanding initiative, unstinted energy and intelligence, Staff Sergeant Beckel established a procedure of personnel accounting within the Fifth Army, and materially assisted in perfecting the system of casualty reporting. The procedure of personnel accounting inaugurated by Staff Sergeant Beckel was the basis upon which the Detachment of Patients of Armies within the North African Theater of Operations was established. In addition to his regular duties, he has been extraordinarily helpful to combat units by personally working with them in the field, and establishing for them an accurate and efficient system of casualty reporting and personnel accounting. His judgement and capabilities have earned him the absolute confidence of all his superiors."

lIEUTENANT HOWELL D. CHICKERING '34, USNR, has won the Navy's highest award, the Navy Cross: "For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as the commanding officer of a radar picket ship on April 16, 1945 during the assault on Okinawa.

"After his ship was violently attacked by enemy suicide planes, he, with outstanding leadership and courage, caused his guns to deliver such an accurate and devastating barrage that six of the hostile aircraft were destroyed. Although his ship was seriously damaged, he brought it alongside a damaged and burning destroyer and assisted in extinguishing the fires and in transferring wounded personnel. Through his profound devotion to duty, he proved to be an inspiration to all. His conduct throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service."

SECOND LIEUTENANT CONANT H. BARTON '38, AUS, has received the Soldier's Medal "for heroism not involving actual conflict on 24. April 1945, near Margabotto, Itajy. Upon being informed that an Italian civilian was lying wounded in a minefield, Second Lieutenant Barton, prompted by the man's cries of pain and without regard for his own safety, entered the minefield and worked his way to the wounded man. Arriving at the man's side, Second Lieutenant Barton picked him up with difficulty and maneuvered himself and the civilian through the heavily mined area to safety. His courageous action reflects the high tradition of the Army of the United States."

THE Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to SECOND LIEUTENANT HAROLD SALMANOWITZ '44, IJSAAF, "for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight 3 May 1945. Lieutenant Salmanowitz was Radar Operator of a B-29 aircraft flying from a base in the Marianas Islands on a high altitude daylight formation raid against the strongly defended Tachiari airfield on Kyushu, Japan. On the bombing run intense and accurate flak burst in and all around the formation. Just after bombs away, the ship received a direct flak hit on the lower aft section of the fuselage, leaving a gaping hole eight feet long and five feet wide. The explosion also blew several pressure doors off their hinges and severed all the control cables on the right side of the aircraft in the tail section. After hearing no response from the tail gunner in the inter-phone check, Lieutenant Salmanowitz immediately crawled back over the gaping hole to the tail gunner's compartment. Finding the gunner unconscious, Lieutenant Salmanowitz revived him. The two men tried to shoot the tail guns at several fighters who were attacking the formation, but finding the guns were inoperative due to the flak hit, Lieutenant Salmanowitz aided the;gunner in crawling over the jagged hole and brought him in the radar room where he treated the gunner's hands as well as his own for frostbite. Several hours later the crippled Superfort landed at an emergency airfield where further medical attention was administered. The courage, heroism and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Salmanowitz reflects great credit on himself and the Army Air Forces."

COLONEL F. JORDON McCARTHY '26, AUS, Assistant Director of Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, has been awarded the Legion of Merit for "the important part he played in planning manifold welfare programs, for our armed forces," during the war.

LIEUTENANT (j.g.) HAROLD W. LINDLEY j '43, USNR has received the Navy Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross with various clusters, for meritorious serv- ice in the Pacific area.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL LAWRENCE P. DWYER '41, who has previously been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three clusters, (See May 1943 and February 1944 issues) has recently been awarded the Croix de Guerre. In the fall of 1942 Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer flew his B-17 across the Atlantic and he was flight leader in one of the early groups of the Eighth Air Force. After completing a tour of combat missions he served on the staff of General Le May and later was made operations officer of the 493rd bombardment group, where he planned and took part in many of the 1,000-plane raids in the final days of the European War.

TECHNICAL SERGEANT PRESTON K. AISHTON '45, AUS, serving in the Pacific with an amphibious tractor battalion has been awarded the Silver Star Medal for "gallantry in action on Peleliu."

IN AN ALL-DARTMOUTH CEREMONY in the Hawaiian Islands, Major William D. Stevenson '39 presents Ist Lt. John H. Sullivan '39 of the Fourth Marine Division, with the Bronze Star, for outstanding achievements-in the Pacific.

A VETERAN of both the African and European campaigns, Lt. Col. Stanley F. Ungar '23, flight surgeon with the 9th Air Force, was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. He made 29 missions before crossing over to Normandy on D-Day and was wounded at the "Bulge." He has now returned to private medical practice.