Show of Marines Marines Venezuela Honors Major o j F f I J FORDNEY Stratosphere Balloonist Awarded MEDAL MaJ Mol Chester L. L Fordney United States marines left who Is on duty In Chicago as 9 commanding officer of ot the Central reserve r e area Irea has Just beer been decorated by the republic republic re re- public of oC Venezuela with the Mcd Merl Ic allo de n Honor nor de Publics Pub- Pub The medal was presented to the tr major jor b by Senor R. R Carlos Lebret Lebret Le- Le bret right consul of ot Venezuela In Chicago at nt a n dinner In the Ad All club The decoration wax wai awarded In reco recognition of or the sc set set- entitle results of ot the Settle stratosphere ascension In 1933 1033 ot of which Major Fordney was the scientific set set- entitle observer cr and also In t. t r i 1 j of or the contributions to Cd edif edu fi J y cation of or the mathematical Its at the Century of ot Progress ex position of ot which the the- major mojor wai 0 L executive o officer |