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Lieut. C. R. Holmes of South Carolina and Sergt. James A. Murphy were awarded the French war cross, s. the Evening star., April 04, 1918, Page 3, col. 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-04-04/ed-...

They were awarded the distinguished service cross as well, s. The Seattle star., June 07, 1918, Page 2, col. 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1918-06-07/ed-...

Christian Holmes, according to the Morning Oregonian, July 04, 1918, Image 1, col. 4, 'YANKEE DECORATED IN FIGHTING TOGS' oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1918-07-04/ed-1/se...

This photo ran in The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., July 20, 1918, Image 8 with the caption: "MAJOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR.'S COMRADES DECORATED FOR BRAVERY - Major T. Roosevelt, Jr., Lieutenant Christian R. Holmes and Sergeant James A. Murphy at the ceremonies presenting the Croix de Guerre to Lieutenant Holmes and Sergeant Murphy for bravery in a recent raid. Major Roosevelt had the honor of pinning the decorations on the breasts of his comrades." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1918-07-20/ed-...

Thanks B-59, we'll add their names to the catalog record.

Is that the sort of wagon that used to be labeled "Hommes 40, Chevaux 8" (Men 40, Horses 8), allegedly.

This is CPI 4193, Published between March 1 and June 1, 1918. " 4193 Trains in France, carrying the United States marines, welcomed at a railroad station. " books.google.com/books?id=DYxDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25&lp... French government site: lists date of photo as 3-19-1918 caption: At each stop, between the port and the military camp, the soldiers acclaimed by a delirious crowd, wishing them welcome. (Google translate) "A chaque arrêt, entre le port et le camp militaire, les soldats sont acclamés par une foule en délire, leur souhaitant bienvenue" www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memsmn_fr?ACTION=RETRO...

Thanks, Art Siegel, for finding a matching image with more information. We'll add information to our description.

More info from Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs: "4194. Reception, en- route, Fifth Marines, Samur, France." archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598#page/n154/mode/1up

Thanks Art Siegel. We will add more information when we update.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.

Cropped from www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/28076294566/ S. also comments there

Thanks for the identification swanq, we'll add his full name to the caption.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Corps_(United_States_Army)

This picture is a reality check in what was the focus of the times. Beautiful in it's simplicity and powerful for the times.