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CPL FLARNT HALE USMC
Cpl Hale was a teamster with Headquarters
Detachment, 6th Machine Gun Battalion, and participated in all its
engagements.
Cpl Hale was awarded the Croix de Guerre with gilt star and a Silver Star Certificate
for actions at Blanc Mont in October, 1918.
Photo above taken sometime between January and March, 1919,
in a photographer's studio in Neuweid-on-the-Rhine, Germany.
Photo
below probably taken during training at Paris Island.
Croix de Guerre braid (with miniature braid),
Croix de Guerre medal, Victory Medal, two marksmanship medals,
Good Conduct Medal and Silver Star (issued in 1930s to winners of
Silver Star
Certificate).
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Croix de Guerre & Victory Medal
Victory Medal evidently lacks original
ribbon, which would have had
five battle clasps, four bronze stars &
silver star.
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Silver Star
(issued in 1930s to recipients
of Silver Star Certificate).
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Cpl Hale & four of his buddies, taken in a photographer's studio
in Melsbach, Germany, sometime between January & March, 1919.
From left to right (standing): Messersmith (unit unknown), Flarnt Hale.
(sitting): Alpheus Appenheimer, Archie Murchie, Rollie Cooley.
All but Messersmith were members of Headquarters Detachment, 6th MGB.
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Special thanks to
Paula Eubanks, John R. Perry and
Mary & Grant Thorn of the
Historical Society of Stoddard County,
Missouri.
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Please contact me if you
have any further information on this Marine.
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