Berryman hoped to become Chief of the General Staff in succession to Lieutenant General Vernon Sturdee but he was seen as a " Blamey man " by Chifley and his Labor government colleagues , who disliked the former Commander-in-Chief . The job was instead given to Rowell . The United States government awarded Berryman the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm in 1948 . Following the change of government in 1949 , Berryman lobbied Sir Eric Harrison , the Liberal Minister for Defence Production , for the job on the retirement of Rowell in 1954 , but he was now considered too old for the job
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
Frank Berryman