GRAND QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL
DES ARMÉES DU NORD ET DU NORD EST
ETAT-MAJOR
BUREAU DU PERSONNEL
(Decorations)
Order No. 8809 D
The General Commander-in-Chief Cites for the Croix de Guerre
M. Floyd Gibbons, War Correspondent of the Chicago Tribune:
"Has time after time given proof of his courage and bravery by going to the most exposed posts to gather information. On June 5, 1918, while accompanying a regiment of marines who were attacking a wood, he was severely wounded by three machine gun bullets in going to the rescue of an American officer wounded near him—demonstrating, by this action, the most noble devotion. When, a few hours later, he was lifted and transported to the dressing station, he begged not to be cared for until the wounded who had arrived before him had been attended to."
General Headquarters, August 2, 1918
The General Commander-in-Chief
(Signed) Petain