Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-12 | Page 9 | Will Recognize Home Service

IL BECOGNIZT H0MESE1CE Men Who Failed to Reach Front Will Wear Silver Sil-ver Chevron. YVA.SmNcnx.X. Pe 11. Officers and men of the ;trn;y wiio failed to rcu'li the fiphiincr front 1 reason of the duties imposed uron them in this country will ml be denied recognition of their ser-vi- o la liio winning of the war. By direction di-rection of I 'resident Wilson, as com-mander-in -chief of the army. General Martii, ehief-of-staif, today issued an 01-df-r that herealter such men will be en-Ik en-Ik led to wear a silver chevron similar to the pold one authorized for service overseas. "The president," said the order. 'Mo- sires, on heital: of the nation, to express his apprfcin ' , i of ' ''o vilaily essential and se:f-sa-.j.-:;: service given by officers of-ficers an-1 men w.iom military netesslty has !:n!d and is holding lor per:rmance uf duties outside the theatnr of a'nve operations. Their contributions to military mili-tary success is no less than that of those ! who have had opportunity for service at I the front. On them devolved the creation crea-tion of the great armies of the nation and their supplv with the equipment and si ores indispensable to military operations. opera-tions. The eouniry holds in grateful appreciation ap-preciation the fundamental service they have render, ed In w inning the war." The officers and men will he entitled to wear one silver chevron for each six months' service.