48 American decorations were conferred on officers of the Navy, Army and Air Force and on civilians connected with the Anglo-American war effort by Maj Gen Clayton L. Bissell - United States military attach?in London, at the American Embassy residence in Princes Gate. Photo shows: Lt Col Alexander H Mackintosh - Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Commander of the Phantoms, Britain's super intelligence organisation, whose agents were dropped behind enemy lines with small radios strapped to their backs and watched the movements of the whole German army in Europe, being congratulated by Major General Bissell after being decorated with the Bronze Star Medal. 15 October 1946