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Ex-Gunner Wins Croix de Guerre After Gallant Shipboard Return
The account recalls a former gunner in the Foreign Legion of France who, amid heavy shelling at Dixmide and beach sorties, crawled through Turkish fire to reach artillery positions. He then fought through siege trenches, directed naval 14 inch shells to destroy Turkish warehouses, and, exhausted, was celebrated aboard the Cassard with his Croix de Guerre awarded for extraordinary valor and endurance.
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