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Excerpt from A Marine Tells It to You
This is the story of twenty-seven years in war and peace around the world, out of the life of Frederic May Wise, who entered the United States Marine Corps a Second Lieutenant in 1899 and retired a Colonel in 1926 with the Distinguished Service Medal, U. S. Navy, won in the Bois de Belleau; the Distinguished Service Medal, U. S. Army, won in the Argonne; Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France, won in the Bois de Belleau; the Croix de Guerre of France, with Palm, won in the Bois de Belleau; and the Medaille Militaire of the Republic of Haiti; also with the campaign badges for active service in the Philippines, in China, in Cuba Pacification, in Mexico, in Haiti, in San Domingo, and in France.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This is the story of twenty-seven years in war and peace around the world, out of the life of Frederic May Wise, who entered the United States Marine Corps a Second Lieutenant in 1899 and retired a Colonel in 1926 with the Distinguished Service Medal, U. S. Navy, won in the Bois de Belleau; the Distinguished Service Medal, U. S. Army, won in the Argonne; Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France, won in the Bois de Belleau; the Croix de Guerre of France, with Palm, won in the Bois de Belleau; and the Medaille Militaire of the Republic of Haiti; also with the campaign badges for active service in the Philippines, in China, in Cuba Pacification, in Mexico, in Haiti, in San Domingo, and in France.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Details
Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Frederic May Wise
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331647549
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 380
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Frederic May Wise
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333919153
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 382
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