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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, February 27, 1920
Page 7, Column 5

In an interesting service held Sunday at the High school auditorium diplomas of gratitude were awarded by the French government to the families of those American soldiers killed in battle. The American Legion post of this city, through its commander, Wilson Reed, represented the French government and made the awards as follows:

Earl C. HUMPHREYS; father, James B. HUMPHREYS, Salem, R. F. D.

Floyd BOYSELL; father, Jacob BOYSELL, County Line.

Allen W. JEWETT; mother, Mrs. W. H. CONNOR, Fairfield.

J. Clifford WAY; wife, Mrs. J. C. WAY, Birmingham.

August VanOYEN; next friend, Julius STANDAERT, Fairfield.

Bert F. CARL; mother, Mrs. C. C. CARL, Fairfield.

Ben J. ADKINS; father, Henry ADKINS, Fairfield.

Clifford DIMMITT; father, Frank DIMMITT, Fairfield.

Alexander DRISH; father, John DRISH, Pleasant Plain.

Clarence JOHNSON; father, Andrew JOHNSON, Lockridge.

William Lee RUSSELL; father, S. O. RUSSELL, Fairfield.

Arthur ANDERSON; father, Solomon ANDERSON, Lockridge.

Merle HANEY; mother, Mrs. Anna HANEY, Libertyville.

Royal V. GALLIHER; mother, Mrs. Grant GALLIHER, Fairfield.

Clifford VOORHIES; father, Edgar VOORHIES, Lockridge.

Hubert J. ARNDT; father, William ARNDT, Brighton, R. R.

Frey W. JONES; father, C. A. JONES, Pleasant Plain.

Loren DAVIS; father, Wallace DAVIS, Libertyville.

Pearl E. LOY; brother, Lindsay LOY, Ottumwa, R. R.

James M. WALKER; sister, Nellie WALKER, Batavia.

E. E. RORICK; wife, Mrs. E. E. RORICK, Fairfield.

Chesney V. SHARPES; father, Andrew SHARPE, Lockridge.

George LEGGETT; father, C. D. LEGGETT, Fairfield.

Ray SCOVEL; mother, Mrs. Hester SCOVEL, Libertyville.

Orin L. COPELAND; father, Wm. A. COPELAND, Batavia, R. R.