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Show Lieutenant Luke j I Awarded Medal I For Gallantry WASHINGTON. April li - Award ot the congressional medal of honor to tho late Second Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr.. for conspicuous gallant i and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action near Murvaux, Fram e. September 29. 1 9 1 s . was an nouncen today by the war department Lieutenant Luke's home addrei 22Q0 West Monro- itreet, Phoenix, Ariz. The official r commendation was us follows : "After having destroyed a number of enemy aircraft within 17 days, he voluntarily started on a patrol aft. r German observation balloons. Thougs pursued by ciphi German planes which wore protecting the enemj balloons bal-loons line, he unhesitatingly attacked and shot down In flam three Gei man balloons being blmsell und i heavy fire from ground batteries and the hostile planes. Severely wounded, ho descended to wiihin lift nifer-of nifer-of th ground auct fl in? at this low altitude near the town of Murvaux opened lire upon the enemy troop;, killing six and wounding as man more. Forced to make a landing, and surrounded on all sides by the enemy, who called upon him to surrender, in drew his automatic pistol and defended defend-ed himself sraJlajitlv umil be fell dead from a wound in the chest," I fwi Sbbbi |