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Show RAINBOW IF HEARS PERSHING I Commander Bids Good-byj to Division Leaving- for Home Soon. ' . i t COBLENZ, Sunday. March 16. (By tbe Associated Tress.) General Per-sMup; Per-sMup; said j;ood-bv to the boys of the l'orty-Eecoiul division today, iu a farewell fare-well address to the troops of the Bain-bow Bain-bow umt, which are preparing to start for home the Jjrst week iu April, the American commander-in-chief ' wished them all good luck in the peaceful occupations oc-cupations into which they will so on the other side of the Atlantic. The inspection and review of the division di-vision took place iu a treat field near l.eniasenon, on the west baul; of the hbme. from the heights across the river hundreds of German civilians assembled as-sembled and watched the review through field glasses. General Pershini; spoke from tho rear end of a wagon, with the soldiers gathered about hiin. Before his address the commaiidcr-iu-cluef presented one congressional medal ot honor, two distinguished service medals and forty-six distinguished serv- ' ice crosses to officers and men of the I division. The medal of honor was pinned by General Pershing on Corporal j Siduey Manning of the lu'Tth infanlrv tor leading his platoon during an attack on the Oureq after its commanders had fallen. Despite wounds he had suffered, Maiming led the men forward and gained and held au important position in the face of terrific enemy fire. All but seven members of the platoon were killed or wounded. Manning himself was wounded nine times in this attack. When the United States entered tbe war Manning was a farmer boy near Brewton, Ala. ! Tne distinguished service medals went to Brigadier General Douglas MaeAr- j thur and Colonel William Hughes, Jr. Euuday nvbrning General Pershing inspected in-spected the troops of tbe Third corps near Vallcndar. After the review of the Forty-secoud division, General Pershing went by automobile au-tomobile ro Coblcn-, where he had" dinner din-ner with Major General Dickman. |