Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-20 | Page 11 | 15,384 Yanks Get War Decorations

YANKS GET WAR AR DECORATIONS Foreign Honors N Numerous nerous Report of Adjutant General Shows By ray Associated Press W WASHINGTON ASIU No Nov From 20 20 From th the e passage by congress In July 1918 of a an n act authorizing the acceptance of foreIgn foreign foreign for for- eign medals and insignia officers officers cers and enlisted men of the American America n arm army have been decorated by powers power s associated with the United States 1 In Inthe Inthe n the world war the annual report of the adjutant general Major General P. P P C CHarris C C. Harris Issued today shows France awarded the cross of ot th the e Legion of or Honor to the Croix d de deGuerre deGuerre e Guerre to military medal to and various other decorations to Great Britain warded awarded a total of 84 2 medals medal Italy Belgium Montenegro Monte Montenegro V negro 82 Greece 2 2 Czecho Slovakia 1 and Japan 1 1 In addition to these awards to IndivIduals Individuals duals the French government awarded award award- ed the or shoulder cord t te to e four organizations the Croix d de deGuerre e Guerre with palm to one fifty organizations organizations the Croix de Gu Guerre with gilt gill star to twenty five organizations the Croix de Guerre with silver star to thirty five organizations and the Croix de gu guerre with bronze star to five fhe organizations General Harris Harris' report fx fixes s the greatest strength of ot the American army In the history of the country as the average strength on November November November No No- vember 11 1918 of whom were in Europe