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Show fflffl D. I C. MEDALS 10 II I NENJT HOME; WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Upon recommendation rec-ommendation of General March, it was announced today, distinguished service ser-vice medals will bo awarded to the following general officers for service j rendered at home during the war: I Major General William Black, chief of engineers, for planning and administering admin-istering the military railroad service,) Major General Enoch H. Crowder for preparing' and operating the draft laws; as provost marshal general. Major General George W. Goethals, retired, for re-organizing the quartermaster quarter-master department and organizing and administering the diivsion of supplies, purchase and storage, general staff. Major General Williqm C. Gorgas, retired, for organizing and administering administer-ing the medical department as surgeon sur-geon general. Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, organizing and administering the embarkation em-barkation service; and Brigadier General Gen-eral Henry Jervey, general staff, for directing the division of operation, general staff, which had charge of the) mobilization of personnel. These recommendations have been approved by Secretary Baker and the formal award of the decorations will be made at a date to be announced later. oo |