Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 7 | Gen. Pershing is Given Cross of Legion of Honor

I Gen Pershing Is Given even Cross o of Legion o of Honor HonorI I PARIS P ARIS Aug 3 Gen 3 Gen John J J. J Pershing commander in 4 1 chief of the American expeditionary expeditionary expeditionary forces in France was today today to to- day awarded the Grand Gram Cross of the Legion of Honor by the French Trench government Premier Clemenceau sent the following telegram to General Pershing t in informing informing informing in in- I tI I take tako great pleasure forming you my dear general that tho the government of the Fr French republic has decided to confer upon you the dignity of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor The goven government nent desires desires de de- de sires to recognize by this distinction distinction tion the eminent qualities that you have displayed and the remarkable remarkable remarkable re re- re- re services rendered by you in organizing so promptly and efficiently the American forces in France France shall never forget that it was at a moment when I tho the struggle was most bitter that your our splendid troops came cameto to idd their efforts ortS to ili ours urs' urs urs Thi This cross cross' shall be the symbol of ou ous gratitude gi u 0 u