I picked this up a few months ago and wanted to post it here, the French only awarded 304 of these medals to Americans during WW1, the document is still in its original presentation/shipping tube, here is a write up of him that I found, stull researching to see if he was awarded any US medals for his action, I will be very surprised if he didn't, he was with the 32nd division.

STEVE W. CIESLAK, 280202, corporal, Company G, 126th Infantry, 32d Division. French Medaille Militaire, by Presidential Decree of March 16, 1919, under the following citation: "Corpl. Cieslak established and maintained an observation post in front of our lines at Juvigny after his leader and other soldiers of his unit had been killed or wounded. This man remained at his post for 36 hours in front of our lines, leaving it only give the necessary information." Residence at enlistment: 660 Tillman Avenue, Detroit, Michigan


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