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POSTHUMOUS AWARD — Thirteen-year-old Adolph H. Giesecke Jr, receives from Col. O. O. Wilson the Silver Star posthumously awarded to his father, Captain Giesecke, who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp after having been taken prisoner on Bataan.Posthumous Award Given Giesecke's SonThe Silver Star Medal, postil umously awarde d to Capt. Adolph H. Giesecke of San Antonio, who died in a .lapaine.se prisoner-of-war camp, has boon presented to ^his sun, Adolph H. Giesecke Jr.The presentation was made in the office of Brig.Gen. Charles Iv. Nulsen, commanding general of Fort Sam Houston, by Co!. O, 0. Wilson, now on sick leave at Ins home,. 233 Howard St. Capt, Giesecke served under Col. Wilson in headquarters of the 2nd Philippine Corps on Bataan and they were taken prisoner together. Capt. Giesecke died Feb. 7, 1945. .The medal was awarded for conspicuous gallantry in action | against an armed enemy of the United States.Adolph Jr., a cadet sergeant at San Antonio Academy, lives with his mother at 323 W, Gra-mercy,Capt. Giesecke, a native of San Antonio, also is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.; Aclolph Giesecke; a brother. Dr. Carl G. Giesecke, and a sister, Mrs. I. C, Trimble, all of San Antonio.Voting Machine Bill Is Paid County by CityThe city’s debt to the county for t.ho use of voting machines in the July 25 and Sept. 25 : elections was discharged Thursday when $7,1(11.47 was appropriated to pay the bills. City Clerk Frank W.. Brady ex-(plained that payment had been ' delayed because the county was trying to overcharge the city $1,000 or more. The city then paid $167.20 in addition to the contract price on the other bill to take care of a higher drayage charge.Mayor Gus 33; Mauermann said that the county had agreed to absorb this additional drayage charge but like “all agreements with the county it amounted to nothing because it was not in wriLzng, Com. P. L. Anderson asked that the city pay itself $1,000 the county owes the city for rural fire, protection.Mauermann said that the city would pay its debts and then proceed to collect what is owing the .city. Abandonment of rural fire protection was then suggested.The council agreed to closing
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San Antonio Express
San Antonio, Texas, US
Fri, Dec 21, 1945
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