Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1919 — HARVEY DAVISSON RECEIVED SOME OF SON’S WAR CROSSES [ARTICLE]

HARVEY DAVISSON RECEIVED SOME OF SON’S WAR CROSSES

Harvey Davisson is a mighty proud father these days and is wearing the proverbial smile that won’t come off. Ail this as a result of a package that the mail man brought him Monday. Saidpackage contained a few war crosses belonging to his son, Vern, who nas been pastiming in the war arena in France for the past year and a half or more. “Bummer” Jias about as many war crosses as Nat Goodwin had wivqs. Mr. Davisson was in receipt of the Cro.x de Guerre, the French cross of honor, with which his son, was decorated during the stirring times last year. The cross contains a personal citation for bravery during a heavy Hun oumbardment. Vern isalsoperm itted uj wear the French war cord, an honor that wes bestowed upon but two regiments during the entire war? “Bummer” also forwarded a German Iron Cross, but the Gerhe picked it up on the battlefield and sent it as a souvenir. German war crosses are said to be selling for a dollar a bushel now. In his letter, Vern stated that he was with the French army of occupa;.on and expected to go far into the interior of Germany and had no idea of how soon he would be permitted to return to America..... . . -