LUZON FRONTS QUIET
VERY LITTLE ENEMY ACTIVITY RUGBY, Feb. 23. " Fighting has died down on all fronts in Luzon," states a United States War Department communique. 'There has been practically no enemy air or ground activity in Batan during the past 24 hours. Firing from hostile shore batteries on our harbour defences, which had been intermittent for several days, has now ceased." On the recommendation of General MacArthur, the President, Don Quezon, has awarded the Distinguished Service Star, the highest military decoration of the Commonwealth, to Major-general R. K. Sutherland, Chief of Staff, and Brigadier R. J. Marshall, Deputy Chief of Staff. These two officers, who are occupying key posts in the epic defence of Batan, served as members of the American military mission which devised the original plans and methods for the defence of the Philippines. According to the citations, "this success has earned for the Philippine Commonwealth the priceless right to be recognised on its own merits as a brotherhood of arms by the nations of the world." General MacArthur, presenting the medals, said: "These are two of the finest officers who ever served under my command—cool, resourceful, courageous, determined, and resolute. They are deserving of the immediate award of these well-earned decorations."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24850, 25 February 1942, Page 5
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