Show t. t t g gI I e i j f i a k j u t i t r i 17 fr 1 V r r y da wc W Associated Press Photo Win W Honors in North African Campaign Brigadier General Genera Theodore Roosevelt and his son Captain Quentin Roosevelt When this picture was taken the general was a colonel and his son a first lieutenant Son on an and Grandson Decorated for or Gallantry WASHINGTON May 7 UP Brigadier VP-Brigadier Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt has been awarded the oak leaf cluster to the silver star for gallantry in action in ip north Africa and his son Captain Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain Quentin Roosevelt has Jas bee been awarded the silver star for gallantry in the same same thea theater er the war department announced Friday The awards to the son and grandson of the late President Theodore Roosevelt were for voluntary service under circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances of grave personal danger General Roosevelt was at a forward observation post which as enemy forces force began a savage counterattack was subjected to particularly intense artillery fire strafing and furious dive bombing Not until the enemy threat had been dispelled did he return to his division command post and not until he had gathered personal observations of extreme value His great personal courage exemplified the highest traditions traditions tra tra- traditions of the service said the citation Captain Roosevelt the namesake of President Theodore Roosevelt's son Quentin who was killed in World war ar I was an an artillery liaison officer for an infantry battalion Under heavy machine gun and mortar fire he pushed forward to an observation post well in advance of the le leading ding elements of his batta battalion ion and at this post directed artillery fire upon enemy strongholds thus enabling the infantry to seize its ob ob- |