Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-16 | Page 16 | General Receives Oak Leaf Cluster

1 General Receives Receives' Oak Leaf Cluster Major Gen William E. E Shedd commanding general Ninth Service Service ice command Thursday received the oak leaf cluster for diplomacy tact and foresight as commanding general of ot the Antilles department from Dec 1 1913 1943 to Aug 26 1914 19 Brig Gen Ralph Talbot Jr commanding general Utah army service forces depot Ogden made the official presentation which will willbe willbe willbe be worn on the tho generals general's distinguished distinguished distin distin- service medal which he ho received for tor outstanding accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments in France during World War Var I. I Gen Shedd who was assigned to Ninth service command last September was cited for successful success ful coordination of or Joint army and navy activities within the antilles department which contributed to toa a large degree in negotiations with colonial representatives of allied governments within the area of or the Caribbean coastal frontier The Tho citation also noted successful success ful accomplishments of two complete complete com corn reorganizations of the antilles antilles an an- tilles department