This image is a photograph of Lt. Rode and Sgt. Abbott, taken by photographer number E, on December 12, 1919. The photo captures the moment when Marshall Petain decorates Maj. Gen. J. W. McAndrew with the medal of Commander of the Legion of Honor. This event took place in Chaumont, France, with the presence of Gen. John L. Himes, James G. Harbord, Summerall, Brig. Gen. Michael Linchan William Mitchell, Maj. Gen. M. Lewis, and Hunter Biggett. Additional notes indicate the photo is numbered 139687.

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