Show FOUR MEDALS ON HIS BREAST carl M lange of nebraska 16 1 that S tates states most decorated world j war veteran your four medals on his breast and tile the french cord on his arm make carl M lange of hartington neb that states most dec crated world war veteran 0 0 in parn dively few men who fought tor for or with france have had tho the coveted me ale datile alre bestowed on them tabla decoration goes only to enlisted men and to commanders in chief of armies in the field no officer in between Is eligible to receive tho the medal yet lange was awarded two one marshall marshal retain detain pinned on his 0 D several months after the armil armistice tice lange opened a registered package with a french stamp on it and found another Medal lle the highest lionor honor nebraska could give one ona of its ita world war heroes went to lange also ile he was aa chosen ly by the state commander odthe american le glon to officially represent nebraska at nt tho the burial in arlington cemetery of the unknown soldier the distan service cross bestowed person ally by general pershing the croix do da guerre berre with palms and the knowledge that he carried marle ilay hay from the tha frenches hi enches are other things that remind tange lange of his war service ilay hay was the first iowa boy blued in the war and one of the first three american lloys boys to die in action |