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FRANCE HONORS MANY AMERICANS FOR HEROISM IN WARLeft to right, above: Mrs. Borden Turner, Mrs. William' K. Vanderbilt and Major Charles Sweeney BelowMrs. Edith Wharton, Sub*Lieut. Raoul Lufbery, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Lieut. William Thaw.In acknowledgment of their heroic assistance in the war the French government has conferred medals and diplomas upon many of the Americans who have given their services. Four prominent American women, Mrs. William k. Vanderbilt, Mrs Edith Wharton, Mrs. Harrv Payne Whitney and Mrs. Borden Turner have been so distinguished. Lieut. Wiftwm Thaw and sub-Lieut, ftaoul Lufbery. of the Lafayette Escadrille have ' both been several times honored, and Major Charles S veeney of the French foreign legion has been awarded the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre. Mrs. Borden Turner is the only woman to receive both the Croix ae Guerre and the Legion of Honor.
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Hammond Lake County Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 01, 1917
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