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Parent | Certificate of Commendation - Calhoun W. J. Phelps |
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Date | 21 May 2046 |
Language | English |
Collection | C.W.J. Phelps Collection |
Box | Box 2 |
Folder | Second Phelps Scrap Book |
Repository | University of Virginia Law Library |
The Commander-in-Chief
United States Army Forces, Pacific,
By the direction of the Secretary of War
Awards
The Army Commendation Ribbon
To
Captain Calhoun W. J. Phelps, 0904367,
Judge Advocate General’s Department
For meritorious service and superior performance of duty as Chief of Document Screening, International Prosecution Section, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces, Pacific, from September 1945 to 4 May 1946. Captain Phelps performed duties of outstanding importance in the development and preparation of the trial against major Japanese war criminals. He demonstrated exceptional qualities of resourcefulness and competence in the successful accomplishment of a most important mission. Through his outstanding resourcefulness, superior judgment, and devotion to duty, Captain Phelps contributed in marked degree to the success of the International Prosecution Section.
P. W. Clarkson
Major General, GSC,
Deputy Chief of Staff