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LT. COL MARK J. ALEXANDER
BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARD |
 RESTRICTED GO No 18 Hq;
82d Abn Div
APO 469 U S Army 17 Feb 1945
Ill — AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE;
Under the provisions of AR 600-45, as amended, and pursuant authority
contained in letter 200.6 (AG) Headquarters XVIII Corps Airborne, dated 31
August 1944, and Circular No. 2, Headquarters First United States Army,
dated 4 January 1945, the Bronze Star is awarded to the following named
individuals:
MARK J. ALEXANDER, 0-411615, Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, United States
Army. For meritorious service in connection with military activities against
the enemy for the period 20 September 1944 to 2 January 1945. Lieutenant
Colonel ALEXANDER, Base Commander, FRANCE, established now camps in FRANCE
for the 82d Airborne Division while it was in combat in HOLLAND. He
administered and organized the camps and accomplished the reception of
troops in a highly efficient manner. Faced with numerous and complex
problems and a meager staff from the UNITED KINGDOM Bases of the Division,
Lieutenant Colonel ALEXANDER executed the tremendous assignment with
outstanding skill and initiative. When the 82d Airborne Division was
unexpectedly committed in BELGIUM his invaluable assistance helped expedite
that unprecedented displacement of a reinforced Division into combat in less
than twenty four hours. After its departure, he operated the two Airborne
camps for the successive tenancy of two Divisions, and an Army Headquarters.
His intelligent and determined efforts in a period of critical troop
movements were material factors in the successes of the 82d Airborne
Division and other major organizations which stopped the German surprise
offensive in BELGIUM. Entered military .service from KANSAS.
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