Word: silver
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Among those honored were: < Two Roosevelts, father and son, respectively son and grandson of the great Teddy. To Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., assistant commanding general of the First Division, in which he won many a decoration during World War I, went an Oak Leaf Cluster for his Silver Star. The New Yorker this month reported from Tunisia on General Roosevelt: "He is at his best ... in battle; his gamecock strut and his slightly corny humor take on a new and attractive quality when exhibited under fire." Last week his citation reported that, during a savage enemy counterattack, General Teddy...
Captain Quentin Roosevelt, 23, received a Silver Star. As artillery liaison officer he had made his way under heavy fire to a post well in advance of the infantry battalion to which he was attached, there directed artillery fire enabling the battalion to take its objective...
...Navy Lieut. Manning M. Kimmel, son of the retired Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, after Pearl Harbor listed for court-martial, went the Silver Star for submarine counterblows against his father's back-stabbers...
...special feature of the ceremonies, Colonel McReynolds presented Colonel Horkan two silver stars in honor of his recommendation by President Roosevelt for a promotion to Brigadier General, which is expected to be confirmed by Congress in a few days. Colonel Horkan and Colonel McReynolds received from Dean David seals of the Harvard Business School in recognition of their help in the training of the Quartermaster Corps...
After the presentation of the silver stars and seals, which took place on the lawn in front of the library, the reviewing group walked back to the steps, where they watched the rest of the ceremonies. The cadets marched off the field, came back in a few minutes, and stood at attention while the national anthem was played through the public address system...