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French Croix de Guerre Recipients from
the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division during World
War I |
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The French
Croix de Guerre, ‘War Cross,’ or literally ‘Cross of War,’ was established on 8
April 1915 to recognize acts of combat valor.
There are four degrees of the decoration, determined by the echelon of
French military command in whose dispatches the individual or unit was cited:
bronze star for regiment or brigade, silver star for division, gilt (gold) star
for corps, bronze palm for army (a silver palm denotes those awarded five
bronze palms).
The Croix
de Guerre was often, but not always, bestowed upon U.S. service members for the
same act of valor for which they were bestowed U.S. decorations.
I do not
know how many Soldiers from the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division earned the
French Croix de Guerre during WWI, but we have to start somewhere. Let us begin with these five hundred and
seventy-seven brave men.
Capt.
James M. Wilson earned three Croix de Guerre, possibly four.
At
least 11 personnel earned two Croix de Guerre: 1st Lt. Clifford E. Bischoff, 2d
Lt. William S. Brittain, 1st Lt. Harold W. Burns, Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick R.
Dunigan, Master Engineer Alanson B. King, Col. Russell C. Langdon, Maj. Gen.
William Lassiter, Maj. Emil G. Prellwitz, Sgt. Ray C. Rolain, Col. Gilbert E.
Seaman, 2d Lt. Oscar T. Slagsvol, Brig. Gen. Edwin B. Winans, Jr.
Additional
recipients from WWI will be added to this roster as they are identified.
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