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fensive.(Times Photo Service.)MAJOR CEFFAUD OF THE 369TH INFANTRY, FRENCH ARMY,

Shaking Hands with Joseph Ressner of New York,, ImmediatelyAfter Having Delivered to Him the French War Clrn»a-Posthumously Awarded to His Brother,Michael J. Ressner, Battery F, 106th 'Artillery, the Usual KiAs onEach Cheek Being Omit- Jted from the FrenchCeremony.(Times Photo Service.)

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THE GUARD OF HONOR, THE 107TH INFANTRY, LEAVING THE FIELD IN CENTRAL PARK FOLLOWING THE DECORATION OF THE MEN OF THE 27TH DIVISION.

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THE 107TH INFANTRY, 27TH DIVISION, THE OLD "DANDY SEVENTH" OF NEW YORK, MARCHING PAST MAJOR GENERALS O'RYAN, BARRY, AND DANIEL APPLETON, AND THE 27TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS STAFF, ACORNER OF THE GREAT HOLLOW SQUARE OF SPECTATORS APPEARING IN THE BACKGROUND. (Times Photo Service.)