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Show 4 A HERO EVERY DAY Brave Deeds of Men in America's Fighhting Forces H Tho order came to advance and Corporal Cor-poral Raymond W. Boone of the United States marines obeyed. Presently lie staggered stag-gered Crom the Impact of a bullet, but straightened and went on. Again a bullet bul-let struck him and a third time. There came the command of his superior officer, ordering him to the rear for treatment. Corporal Boone obeyed. But the moment the bandages wore applied lie hurried forth again. His ability as a fighlcr was ended, temporarily, but be still had a little lit-tle strength left and he used it. There were others wounded, they must be taken to the rear, and, Injured though he was. It was Corporal Boone who assisted more than one man to reach the plane "whore nurses and surgeons waited. Because of this bravery and self-sacrifice. Corporal Boone of the Cnited Stfl tes marines has boen a warded the Distinguished Service Cross. His home is In Elsinore, Cal., where Robert T. Boone is his guardian. |