Show SERVICE CROSS FOR FOREMAN one on of highest U 8 war deters cons goes 0 to one on of the th legion founder Found tr 1 I 1 WM was mad its aj h 1 at the enemy thus does brig gen milton J T foreman one of the foun dera re of the american legion characteristically d e s c r the his action near maucourt maccourt Mau court france on oa november 4 1018 1918 for which he be has just juat been awarded the die distinguished se service a cross one of the highest of united M J foreman states war decorations the announcement no 0 of f the presentation was recently made mad e through army officials a at t chicago general foreman 7 comm commanded ended the field artillery a unit of the division but which was assigned temporarily po pora rily to the division during the final days of the argonne engagement tills this became a part of the flying wedge which general pershing has commended for valor in action the particular act of heroism which has won for the illinois man the coveted decoration took place on november 4 1018 when his outfit had keen been subjected to continuous and deadly machine gun fire from the enemy asking for volunteers gentral general foreman headed a handful of en listed men which sallied out from the Ameri american carl lines located the unseen gunners and soon drove them out with fire alre from his own batteries general foreman was born in chicago cago of poor parents but made his way by dint of hard bard efforts to the top of the legal igal profession in his home city and state early in 1894 1804 he enlisted as a private in III a cavalry of the illinois national guard to become captain of his troop during the spanish american war he was advanced to colonel and headed the organization in 1910 when in service on the mexican border at the outbreak of the world war he understood that a cavalry organization was not to be taken overseas and converted his regiment from a cavalry unit to a an n artillery outfit almost overnight ills outfit the field artillery went overseas oer seas as a part of the division and while there general foreman was cited by the french and belgian governments for his part in the st and meuse argonne offensives fen lie he has already received the distinguished service medal general foreman presided at the legions first caucus held in paris and was one of the trainers framers of the constitution he was chosen as first department commander ot of illinois and ranks as a past not national tonal commander of the organization because of his executive activity at parts paris one of the founders of the illinois veterans trust which proposes to turn over oer the funds received from the state bonus for the creation of a trust to aid disabled men general foreman heads another movement which will become of great benefit to ex service men of his state |