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Submitted: 3/10/14 • Approved: 3/16/14 • Last Updated: 4/13/18 • R31196-G0-S3
TECHNICAL FIFTH CLASS US Army
July 17,1923-June 7,1998
Received the Croix De Guerre Medal
The Croix de Guerre (English translation: Cross of War) is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consisted of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II and in other conflicts. The Croix de guerre was also commonly bestowed on foreign military forces allied to France.
The Croix de guerre may either be awarded as an individual or unit award to those soldiers who distinguish themselves by acts of heroism involving combat with the enemy. The medal is awarded to those who have been "mentioned in dispatches", meaning a heroic deed or deeds were performed meriting a citation from an individual's headquarters unit. The award of the Croix de guerre with palm was issued to military units whose men performed heroic deeds in combat and were subsequently recognized by headquarters.
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