Major General William R. Smith is seen pinning the Distinguished Service Cross () on Major Thomas D. Barton in Lignieres, Yonne, France. Also present in the photo are Colonel Williams, Chief of Staff, Captain Edvard M Mahet, Lieutenant C Lusten B. Coppinger, and an unidentified aide. The notes indicate that Major Barton would later receive the Medal of Honor.

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