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From: "Vera Reeves" <>
Subject: Lawrence stuff
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:13:31 -0500
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Calico Rock Progress

Apr 9, 1920 -Mt Olive Boy Awarded D. S. C. for heroism in action while in
service in France

The following dispatch from Washington, D. C. was published in the Gazette
of last Saturday:

"Pvt. Forrest G. Jeffery of Mt. Olive, Ark. By direction of the President,
has been awarded a Distinguished Service Cross, it was announced by the War
Department today. Private Jeffery, a member of Co. M., Seventh Infantry, was
cited for extraordinary heroism in action north of Cunel, France, Oct 20,
1918."

The citation follows: "At a time when his platoon was held up by machine gun
fire from the front Private Jeffery, with two other comrades, went forward
and attacked the machine gun position from the flank, capturing one officer,
two sergeants and six privates and enabling his platoon to further advance
without the loss of men."

Pvt. Forrest Garland Jeffery lives with his mother, Mrs. Carrie Lawrence of
the west side of the river from Mount Olive. The award and citation was a
surprise to him.


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