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Show LEGION MAN SAVES LIVES Former Yeoman, Member of New Jcrcey Post, Aids When Town Is in Danger. A post-war gas ..ttjtclc which threatened threat-ened the entire town nf Bound Brno'; N. J., was checked 1 1 and hundreds of v ' " 1 1 vers saved by the SV quick and fenrless ' "Jt N, action of Michael f , Pascal, former wfcsV ' '-PV' yeoman of an f ps American torpedo w boat destroyer and WJ- member o f the vLji' locul American jft, Legion post. fSi0f92 When a huge jjp&ffi t u n k containing Iffiswia&A '. 1.GG0 pounds of phosgene, one of thu deadliest gases used In tho war, sprung a leak, a workmen was killed and scores were overcome boforo Pas-cnl Pas-cnl and a companion, formerly with the chemical warfare service, arrived. They smelled the gns from a distance, and recognizing Its odor, set out for the origin. Arriving, Pascal found doctors coring cor-ing for the severely gassed, workmen running about In gas masks but no one trying to stop the lenk. After several attempts In tlnrgns-lllled plant, Pascal inc! his companion stopped the flow. Both hnve been honored by the town council and recommended for Carnegie medals. |