. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. Rawlinson, commanding the FourthBritish Army, the King proceeded to a spot near the chateau where some threehundred men selected from every unit in the division were drawn up in hollowsquare. Here he decorated twelve officers and enlisted men for their gallantryat Hamel on July 4. The King personally pinned on the breast of each manthe Military Cross, the Distinguished Conduct Medal or the Military Medal,according to the awa
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. Rawlinson, commanding the FourthBritish Army, the King proceeded to a spot near the chateau where some threehundred men selected from every unit in the division were drawn up in hollowsquare. Here he decorated twelve officers and enlisted men for their gallantryat Hamel on July 4. The King personally pinned on the breast of each manthe Military Cross, the Distinguished Conduct Medal or the Military Medal,according to the award, and congratulated him on his bravery. At 11:30a. m. the ceremony ended and the King departed, having been unable tobestow similar decorations on seven others whose wounds prevented theirbeing present. On August 21 orders were issued for the transfer of the Thirty-thirdDivision to the First American Army in the Toul sector. All British equip-ment was turned in and Springfield rifles were issued. On the 22nd AssistantSecretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt made a stirring speech to theSixty-fifth Infantry Brigade in which he thanked the troops of the Thirty-. DIVISION POST OF COMMAND AT TANNOIS During the maneuvers, September 4, 1018. At the table, left to right. Lieutenant ColonelNaylor, General Bell, Major General George H. Cameron, commanding Fifth Army Corps, Lieu-tenant Colonel Walter C. Sweeney, and Major C. L. Sampson 124 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR third Division on behalf of the government for the prestige which they broughtto American arms by their achievements. On the night of August 23-24 theThirty-third Division entrained at Vignacourt, St. Roch and Longeau for thejourney by rail to the Toul area. The training that the division had received under the British proved ofinestimable value—as was appreciated at the time and increasingly so in thefuture—and no relations could have been more cordial than those which pre-vailed throughout the stay of the Thirty-th
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