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Show i FLOYD GIBBONS WINS CROIX DE GUERRE 1 CHICAGO, Aug. 17. Floyd Gibbons, a special correspondent of the Chicago Tribute Trib-ute in France, has been awarded the croix de guerre with the palm, by the French war ministry, accoitling to a special spe-cial cablegram from Paris to the Tribune. Trib-une. General Petain's citation states that Gibbons was seriously wounded June 5 while going to the aid of a wounded American officer, "thus giving proof of the finest devotion." Mr. Gibbons is the first American correspondent to get tho French war cross for a specific act of bravery. |