Private Law 81–31

That the following named members and former members of the naval service are hereby authorized to accept such gifts as have been tendered them by foreign governments as of the date of approval of this Act: Rear Admiral Harold M. Martin, United States Navy; Captain William R. Brust, United States Naval Reserve; Captain Bennett W. Wright, United States Navy; Captain George C. Wright, United States Navy; Captain Richard W. Ruble, United States Navy; Commander Robert F. Carmody, United States Navy; Commander James I. Cone, United States Navy; Commander Jack Dean, United States Navy; Commander Gordon Fowler, United States Navy; Commander Richard L. Fowler, United States Navy; Commander John E. Hausman, United States Navy; Commander Draper L. Kauffman, United States Navy; Commander James A. Knowlton, United States Naval Reserve; Commander John P. Lunger, United States Navy; Commander Robert M. Milner, United States Navy; Commander Frank G. Raysbrook, United States Navy; Commander Frederick M. Stiesberg, United States Navy; Commander William A. Stuart, United States Navy; Commander Richard S. Rogers, United States Navy; Commander George R. Lee, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Raymond A. Boyd, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Laurenca B. Green, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Melvin C. Hoffman, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Victor A. Moitoret, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander John C. O’Connor, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Henry Nelson, United States Naval Reserve; Lieutenant Commander Norman L. Paxton, United States Navy; Lieutenant Commander Byron G. Shepple, United States Navy; Captain James J. Bott, United States Marine Corps; Lieutenant Irwin J. Vanderswag, United States Marine Corps; Lieutenant George H. Belk, United States Navy; Lieutenant Samuel Hopkins, Junior, United States Navy; Lieutenant Jack Scott, United States Navy; Lieutenant (junior grade) La Verne W. Brown, Junior, United States Navy; Lieutenant (junior grade) Leonard B. Di Napoli, United States Navy; Lieutenant (junior grade) Thomas L. Neilson, United States Navy; Lieutenant (junior grade) Horace A. Thomsen, United States Navy; Ensign Robert P. Armstrong, United States Navy; Chief Boatswain Anthony S. Ciccone, United States Navy; Boatswain Earl L. Hause, United States Navy; Joseph G. Pardovich, chief boatswain’s mate, United States Navy; Robert D. Clendenon, chief musician, United States Navy; Carl F. Heine, chief machinist’s mate, United States Navy; Gilbert H. Dobler, chief phoographer’s mate, United States Navy; Myrl A. Yeaman, chief photogapher’s mate, United States Navy; Crisanto Dolor, chief cook, United States Navy; Master Sergeant Lionel E. Simmons, United States Marine Corps; Willie F. Maguire, chief signalman, United States Navy; Donald K. Lobdell, chief radioman, United States Navy; Gorman “T” Perry, motor machinist’s mate, first class, United States Navy; Jack O. Montgomery, boatswain’s mate, second class, United States Navy; Charles R. Dickinson, boatswain’s mate, third class, United States Navy; Lawrence H. Wasser, musician, third class, United States Navy; Gordon C. Wyman, fire controlman, third class, United States Navy; Robert Charles Vail, shipfitter, third class, United States Navy; Delmere B. Blackburn, private, first class, United States Marine Corps; Paul Hermann, seaman, first class, United States Navy; James E. McCall, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Charles H. Kilpatrick, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Clifford E. Kintner, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Bernard I. Landau, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Harold A. Masters, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Kenneth Karl Hrabal, seaman, first class, United States Navy; Nicholas Vignovich, seaman, first class, United States Naval Reserve; Leonard Stanley Tur, fireman, first class, United States Naval Reserve: L. R. Weedle, fireman, first class, United States Navy; R. N. Young, fireman, first class, United States Navy; and Michael Strusinski, coxswain, United States Naval Reserve.

Sec. 2.

The following named members of the naval service are hereby authorized to accept such awards as have been tendered them by foreign governments as of the date of the approval of the Act; Rear Admiral Edward W. Hansen, United States Navy; Captain Albert E. Fitzwilliam, United States Navy; and Lieutenant (junior grade) John E. Nichols, United States Navy.

Sec. 3.

Doctor Mina S. Rees, a civilian employee of the Navy

Dr. Mina S. Rees.

Department, is hereby authorized to accept and wear the King’s Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom which has been tendered her by the Government of Great Britain.