"Gray Eagle Award"
U.S. Al, Force photo by Al C Sob Dere: AIR FORCE AWARD - General James A. Hill, Air Force vice chief of staff, presents Admiral Maurice F. Webster, commander in chief, Pacific, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal. Other dignitaries present at the ceremony Included the new CINCP AC Admiral Robert Long; Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Edward Hidalgo; Lieutenant General Andrew W. °Donnell, commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific; and Chief of Naval Operations, A dmiral T bonito, B. Hayward. CG, FM FPac receives "Gray Eagle Award" Story by SSgt. Steve Manuel landing on the flight deck of a wooden replica Lieutenant General Andrew' W. °Donnell, of the old IJSS Langley, the Navy's first air- commanding general. Fleet Marine Force. craft carrier, bears the inscription, "The Pacific. became the thirty-second naval Venerable Order of the Gray Eagle - aviator to receive the coveted "Gray Eagle Most Ancient Naval Aviator on. Active Award" during ceremonies held Tuesday at Duty." 4111111er.11 the Pearl Harbor Officer's Club. General °Donnell's asiation career began Photo by Lepl Ste, Kromer WORKING TOGETHER - Members of the Waimanalo Council of Community Orgentrations The traditional passing down of the in July, 1944 when he was commissioned a from the retiring holder, a Naval distribute food and drink donated by merchants and the Waimanalo community. The Waimanalo 'symbolic trophy second lieutenant and designated Navy Admiral Maurice F. Weisner. Com- the V-5 residents ensured the Marines and Army personnel were well fed while they worked at the Wai- Aviator following completion of in Chief, Pacific, was hosted by the Naval He has manalo Bay State Park in a beach cleaning project which ended yesterday.
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