▁German ▁occupation . ▁ ▁While ▁Dra per ▁would ▁receive ▁recognition ▁for ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁health ▁issues ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁en su ing ▁year , ▁things ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁go ▁smooth ly . ▁ ▁The ▁Public ▁Health ▁Branch ▁was ▁an ▁advis ory ▁ag ency , ▁but ▁sometimes ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁operating ▁body , ▁resulting ▁in ▁some ▁misunder stand ings , ▁and ▁criticism ▁that ▁the ▁branch ▁was ▁sometimes ▁pres um pt uous ▁in ▁its ▁actions . ▁ ▁When ▁public ▁health ▁issues ▁arose , ▁only ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁considered ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁the ▁war f ight ing ▁mission ▁could ▁have ▁resources ▁allocated , ▁and ▁this ▁required ▁some ▁difficult ▁dec isions ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁branch ▁staff . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁tour ▁in ▁Europe ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Dra per ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁from ▁different ▁countries . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁" H on or ary ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Bath " ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁his ▁maj esty , ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁of ▁England , ▁with ▁the ▁award ▁presented ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁Air ▁Marshall ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Ted der . ▁ ▁Other ▁awards ▁he ▁received ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁were ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁with ▁pal m ▁from ▁France , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Officer ▁Order ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁Officer ▁Order ▁of ▁Leopold ▁II ▁from ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dra per ▁received ▁the ▁Dist