Show f YA S General J. J Douglas wW u Y MacArthur Mac Arthur has received fAl tax Fro r. r for his 2 birthday x present from p Y Y w President Roosevelt the distinguished distin wished service medal for his L i. i ti outstanding direction under difficult z r conditions of cleaning the r Japs Jas out of southwest j 1 y Pacific islands a J h J A I MacArthur 64 Today Awarded Distinguished Service Medal ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS HEAD- HEAD QUARTERS New Guinea Jan 26 UP UP President President Roosevelt has awarded General Douglas MacArthur MacArthur MacArthur MacAr- MacAr thur the distinguished service medal med med- al for exceptionally distinguished service as supreme commander of allied forces in the southwest Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- since March 1942 it was announced Wednesday Major General Richard J. J Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall MacArthurs MacArthur's deputy chief of I staff presented the presidential decoration to his commander at a brief ceremony The award was presented to MacArthur on his birthday President Roosevelt's citation paid said special tribute to MacArthurs MacArthur's MacAr MacAr- thurs thur's direction of the jungle cam carn- In New Guinea New Britain Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain and the Solomons Under extremely difficult conditions conditions conditions con con- of ot terrain and climate and with limited d forces and material he expelled the enemy from eastern New Guinea secured lodgments on the Island of New Britain and gave direction to the coordinated operations resulting in inthe inthe the conquest of the New Georgia group and the establishment of United States army and navy forces on Bougainville island the citation said He Ho has inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and established his forces in positions highly favorable for continuation of ot offensive operations op op- I |