In this photograph, taken by Lt. H. A. Strohmeyer, Jr., on December 8, 1918, Major General William R. Smith can be seen decorating Major Thomas D. Barton with the Distinguished Service Cross (). The ceremony takes place in Lignieres, Yonne, France, with Major Barton prominently featured in the foreground and General Smith and his staff passing in the rear.

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