Show RENCH FRENCH BOY PATRIO PATRIOT RECEIVES WAR CROSS GROSSI July 24 Yves YV Yves S Moval a boy boyscout scout only 16 years yeara old has h Just been decorated with wih tho co coveted eted war cross rss of at Franco France Croix Crix do de Gu Guerro MeVI Mel I went vent through trough tho the whole of tho the first An Argonne campaign and was mentioned monIn men mon monI I in lit the tho orders of ot tho day clay for bravery in dispatch carrying and Inthe Inthe in inthe the trenches Just at the close of ot that cose memorable campaign ho was wan wounded wound woun- woun ed throe three times and was s sent nt back to toa toa ton a n hospital at Chalone Chalons His Is t modal medal al wart wail awarded to him while he wee was still tt in hospital an and was pinned to his hB breast in the tho pr presence Benco of ot a n great gathering of ot boy scouts as an soon ge as he lie was able to make tho the trip to Paris Pail When tho the war broke out outs leval was wasat wasat wa at Maria where vilere ho b belonged d to the local boy scouts and had Just passed pasHed an examination Entitling him to SerVo serve as a hospital and ambulance attend ant Ater After a short hort period of or service in a l hospital ho made his way surreptitiously sun sur tur- tur to the front obtained somehow a l uniform and aI equipment and attached himself himsel to a company from his homo borne town Ono One One of or his buU bullet t wounds deprived him of or the tho sight sigh of at right ht eye but ho hopes hoes to be 15 allowed to tt return to the front notwithstanding this dis dis- dis qualification I |