Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-06-03 | Page 2 | Posthumous Honor for Relatives of U. S. Flyers

POSTHUMOUS HOnOR for relatives of ju.s; flyers . American! Killed Fighting Against Superior Odds, It Is Shown. - By International News Service. . PARIS, June . Relatives of American Amer-ican filers who have fallen on the flnld of honor under to American flair will recelvg the posthumous honors conferred upon them. It was made known today. (Citations Just laaued Hire the croaa of the Legion of Honor to Lieut H. De Lux, one of the French officers In command of the Lafayette esca-drills. esca-drills. Ths war cross, with palm, is Siren posthumously to James Mac-ronnell, Mac-ronnell, Bdmond Uenet, Ronald Hoe-kler Hoe-kler and Jean Dressy the laat named the French machine runner who died with Hoskler. These citations ara worded sa follows: fol-lows: "James Macconnell, serreant of eo-radrllle eo-radrllle 124; American citlten. en-gsgod en-gsgod in ths senrlce of Francs. A POSTHUMOUS HONOR (Continued from page ) pilot as modest ss roursgeous, who said often to one ot his comrades: 'So ranch the better If I must fsil. since It is for France.' He found a glorious death March 19, fighting three enemy aeroplanes. "tdmond Genet, corporal, esradrille 124; American cltiaen. engaged in the service of France. Haa proved tha best qualities of spirit snd devotion, engsging In aerial combats from bis arrival In tbe escadrille. making reconnaissances re-connaissances at low altitudes and risking himself innumerable timet. March It he waa wounded In a combat com-bat against two enemy aeroplanes and refused to let this Interrupt his service. ser-vice. This courageous and devoted pilot found on April It a glorious death, his life ending with these words: 'Vive la Franca tourjours (Long live France, always). "Ronald W. rioakier, sergeant, escadrille es-cadrille 1M ; Americas citisea, engaged en-gaged la the service of Franca. Truly a member of the elite tor his bravery and spirit of sacririea. Fell April 21 after an heroic defease tn a embai against three enemy aeroplanea. It was pointed out that in every one of these cases tha American flier fell OchUag against superior odds, i