U.S. military officers Oxx, Evans, and Parsons receiving the Cross of Merit, Naples, Italy, 1945
Photograph. Marquis Carlo Marcesa di Oamerano presents a medal to three U.S. military officers: Brigadier General Francis H. Oxx, Colonel H. S. Evans, and Colonel Milton B. Parsons. Official Caption: "Rome, 6/4/45--U.S. officers receive Cross of Merit--Three U.S. officers in Naples are pictured with the Marquis Carlo Marcesa di Oamerano, Grand Bali and Grand Prior of the Naples District, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who has just presented the Americans with the Order's First Class Cross of Merit. Pictured are (Left to Right) Brig. Gen. Francis H. Oxx, Commander of the Peninsular Base Section; the Marquis, Col. H. S. Evans, Commander Officer of the Southern District Peninsular Base Section, and Col. Milton B. Parsons, Provost Marshall of the Peninsular Base Section.--Army Pictorial Photo--Serviced by Rome OWI Full. Approved by appropriate military authority. 6512." Naples, Italy. 4 June 1945