Show ltv j AMERICAN GENERAL IS J J GIVEN CROSS OF WAR g aw r to brig gen george IS duncan goes 0 Ls the honor of being the first american F a general to receive a decoration our allies in tills this war together with avith maj aj campbell king lie he was awarded the cross of war by france tor his participation iri in the recent veri ver i an dun offensive where both he and major king acted as observation officers in advanced artillery posts they worked under fire and a piece of shell struck the steel helmet of general duncan the citation in the french award to general duncan read lie ile assisted our forces under circumstances of extreme danger during a very violent bombardment at verdun general duncan was born in losing lexin ton find and Is a graduate of the kentucky kentuck y military institute at louisville ky tle tie has seen many years service in the army including some time in the philippines and on the border |