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Catalog Number |
1976.1.2589 |
Object Name |
Certificate, Commemorative |
Date |
1915 |
Description |
Certificate detailing the awarding of the French Croix de Guerre with silver star to George Armstrong Lyon, for his meritorious service in WWI. An associated document from the War Department in Washington, DC translates parts of the citation, stating that it is for "exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services within the third section." It continues, "He brilliantly commanded a company of infantry and distinguished himself by his audacity and coolness in all the operations in which his unit was engaged." |
Materials |
Paper/Ink |
Condition |
Good |
Associated with |
Lyon, George Armstrong |
Search Terms |
Certificate Commemorative Military Service War World War I France |
Catalog Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |