Show I FAMILY OF HERO IS I GIVEN fRENCH RUSS CROSS c The croix de do guerre with a bronze star etar tar indicating that the award Is a personal and not a re regimental one t awarded to Joseph S S. Wilkes killed In action last June has been received I by his parents Mr Ir and Mrs Irs Albert I 1 Wilkes Seventh nth avenue Wilkes i was with the marines and fought both I at Chateau Thierry and In Deneau Belleau wood Tho The citation from General I which came with the emblem translates translates trans trans- lates Integ as follows Private Joseph S Wilkes delivered Ia i ia a through Intense fire of message an I machine guns uns from the tho front line to battalion commander going and and returning returning re- re i i turning turning- with with important mes message aee at Imminent risk of life lito during the I operation covering the tho capture of I on tho the sixth of June 1918 and Its subsequent occupation Brigadier General Charles G G. Long lAne I who transmitted the awards to Mr Ir Irand and Mrs Irs Wilkes said In his letter elter In the absence of the major general gen gen- I oral eral era commandant I desire to express for Cor him his personal appreciation of or orthe the splendid service ser rendered b by your son Ron In France where his conspicuous conspicuous' gallantry In the face of or tho the enemy won the admiration of the French Trench I commanders and caused to be bo conferred conferred con con- upon him this cross and citation cita cita- tion u j |