Rank and organization: General, U.S. Army, commanding U.S. Army Forces in the Far East. Place and date: Bataan Peninsula, Philippine Islands. Entered service at: Ashland, Wis. Birth: Little Rock, Ark. G.O. No.: 16, 1 April 1942.
Citation... For conspicuous leadership in preparing the Philippine
Islands to resist conquest, for gallantry and intrepidity above and
beyond the call of duty in action against invading Japanese forces, and
for the heroic conduct of defensive and offensive operations on the
Bataan Peninsula.
He mobilized, trained, and led an army which has received world
acclaim for its gallant defense against a tremendous superiority of
enemy forces in men and arms.
