Show santa clara boy is commended Pershing by general pershing highly commended mobile hospital no 2 for its fine courage in action aug 14 melvin of santa clara Is a member of this unit and comes in tor a share ot the high praise bestowed on it A copy of the general order follows general A E F france aug 14 1918 from commander in chief to capt fordyce B st john commanding mobile hospital no 2 subject commendation 1 the commander in chief was proud to learn from a report from the office of the In specter general A E F of the fine courage shown by you and your personnel under shell fire when stationed with the censored division at censored france he congratulated mobile hospital no 2 and requests you to inform its members that he is proud to have them in his command by direction general pershing leroy eitinger Ei tinge dep chief of staff the copy from which this was taken was given to melvln his name being shown on it and it bears the official seal of the unit with the initials in the circle of the seal under the printed word official melvins parents are quite proud of it and they have just reason to be |