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Show OFFICER WINS HIGH PRAISE Second Lieut. John I. Conroy of the Marines Highly Commended by Commanding Officer. The bulldog tenacity and nerves of steel which characterized tho operations opera-tions of the United States marines In their classic capture of Chateau Thierry Thier-ry and Ilelleau wood In the second battle bat-tle of thu Murnu earned tiuusu.il commendation com-mendation for Second Lieut. John I. Conrny of tho murines. The commanding com-manding olllccr of his regiment wrote to the brigade commander thnt Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Conroy was "conspicuous In his services to the battalions In line, 'carried on his duties at a storm center cen-ter of bombardment by enemy high explosive, shrapnel und gas shells. "Throughout this period ho supplied the troops In line with uminuultlon, rations, ra-tions, writer nnd engineer stores with tireless energy, marked executive ability, abil-ity, foresight nnd nbsoluto fearlessness fearless-ness nt nil hours of the day and night. Ho never failed In a crisis and only bulldog tenacity nnd nerves of steel tnnde It possible for him to discharge his multifarious duties. When enemy tire exploded an ummunltlon dump wider wi-der his charge his energy and cool-aim cool-aim confined tho damage to a minimum." mini-mum." Lieutenant Conroy's mother, Mrs. John Conroy. lives nt f9 Livingston itKct, Hrooklyu, N. Y. |
