Deserved Rest for War Medal Recipient in New York
W. Roberts of Detroit once assistant auditor for Michigan Central railroad now rests at the Waldorf Astoria New York after receiving the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor plus the Medal Militaire. He served with the YMCA in France handling vast disbursements and was wounded at Solasons and Chateau Thierry while rescuing a YMCA secretary amid battlefield fire.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
W. Roberts
Roberts
France
Thechigan Central Railroad
Solasons
Toul
Chateau Thierry
Y.M.C.A Needs Men in Southern Camps
Atlanta reports a recruitment drive by the Army and Navy Y M C A to supply home service workers for Southeast camps. Dr W W Alexander says 1000 men are needed through year start, with 25 men per month per state to staff camps like Gordon Jackson Wheeler and others.
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Atlanta
Army and Navy
W. W. Alexander
War Personnel Board
Y. M. GC. A. War ,Work Council
Dr. Alexander
Gordon
Jackson
Wheeler
Royal Pancake Encounter With King George and Queen Mary
A wartime London visit shows King George and Queen Mary sampling American corn cakes at Eagle Hut. The six Y M C A bakers served pancakes to 6124 soldiers and sailors in fifteen days, with a Tennessee youth greeting the king.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
George
London Eagle Hut
Turner
Georgia Man Gassed At Front Receives Honorary Mention
Rev. Daniel R. Kennedy Jr of Savannah Georgia, a Red Triangle worker, is awarded honorary mention for brave conduct after being gassed in a Y hut during a German attack in France. He writes from the front that no one fears paying the price.
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Chateau Thierry
France
Daniel R. Kennedy, Jr
Savannah
Red Triangle
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Reg Triangle
Selesons
Y.M.C.A
Tennessee
America
Georgia
Dillon
S. C
Dr. Frank Bethea
Newbury & Auction Co
Realty
W. H. Smith
Smith
Latta
Floydale
Dillon County
Crossland-Tyson Realty & Auction Co
Bennettsville, S. C
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