Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-15 | Page 10 | Veterans to Get Bravery Medals at Legion Fete

Veterans to Get Bravery Medals At Legion Fete Purple Heart to Be Awarded Award Award- ed at Colorful Rites Friday Night OGDEN OGDEN OGDEN-A A colorful meeting of former former former for for- mer service men and their partners I Is s scheduled Friday night in the American American Amer Amer- i ican can Legion chateau at which time all veterans who have been awarded t the he Purple Heart by the war department depart depart- m ment nent will assemble for official dec oration Mayor Ora Bundy a World war officer of 0 f icer has been selected as presentation presenta presenta- t tion ion officer for the decoration The mayor now is a major in the Ninth c corps area reserves S. S S. S Eccles commander of Herman Baker American Legion post will behe be bethe bethe t the he master of ceremonies at the program pro- pro g gram ram which begins at 8 p p. p m. m T. T J. J Williams committeeman of t the he Disabled American Veterans reports reports reports re re- re- re ports that arrangements have been made for a full evening of entertain entertain- ment The medals have been on display I In n the thc show window of the J. J JW W. W Lewis companion Washington avenue avenue The Purple Heart award is for acts or services performed prior to February february ary 22 1932 and is confined to those who as members of the army were awarded the meritorious service citation cita t lion ion certificates s by the commander in in chief of the A. A E. E F. F and who were were wounded in action under conditions I which entitle them to wear a wound chevron For acts or services performed subsequent subsequent sub sub- sequent to February 22 1932 the decoration dec oration is authorized to be awarded to o persons who while serving in the army of the United States performed any singularly meritorious act of extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- ex fidelity or essential ser ser- ser ser- vice All AU veterans who have received the medal of ot the Purple Heart have been requested to notify Clifford G. G Greenwell Green Green- wen well adjutant D. D A. A V. V 1073 Twenty Twenty- fourth street A war department general order of February 22 1932 revived an order established by General George Washington Wash Wash- ington at August 7 1782 during the revolution