NEW ZEALANDERS GET U.S. DECORATIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 7 October 1946, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS GET U.S. DECORATIONS

Press Association

By Telegraph—

WELLINGTON, Oct. 6. Seventeen Uaited States decoratious awarded members of the New Zealand Armed Services for outstanding service in the war, were bestowed on the recipienta by t'he Ameriean Miniqter in N6w Zealand, Mr. Avra M. Warren, in a ceremony at his summer residence, Fernside, the former Elgar home at Featherston, today. Rain marred tiie ceremony, causing a transfer of the actual investiture from the spacioua lawn to the drawing room of the residence which, though large, was unabie to aceommodate the gathering. The recipients were: — ' Legion of Merit Degree of commander: Lieut.-Gen-eral Sir Edward Puttick, Major-General Peter Harvey Bell. Degree of officer: Brigadier Henry Esau Avery, Brigadier Graham Beresford Parkinson, Lieutenant-Coionel Richard Lewis Hutchens, LieutenantCoionel Alfred John Coutts, LieutenantCoionel Maddon Vivian Donald. Other Awards Silver Star: Lieutenant-Coionel Donald G. Grant. Distinguished Flying Cross: Flying Officer Elfric James Insull. Bronze Star: Brigadier William George Gentry, Captain George Alexander Kirk Kclly, Captain Robert Lindsay Fenwick, Flight Lieutenant Patrick Thomas Curran, Captain Henry Alexander McDpnald Mitchell, Sergeant James McMeeken, Driver Clifford C. 0 'Hara. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Nash, on behalf of the Prime Minister, and also other Ministers of the Crown, members of the diplomatic corps, Members of Parliament, chief of the services, as well as relatives of those receiving the awards. One award, that of the U.S. Air Medal with the oak leaf cluster and purple heart, to Corporal Arthur James Adams, which was made posthumously, was bestowed by Mr. Warren on Corporal Adam's mother, Mrs. Adele F. Adams. Corporal Adams won his deeorations while serving with the U.fc>. Army Air Force.