Michigan Soldiers
WWI

From the Book
"Michigan in the World War"
Contributed by Sue DeHaan
 

MANUEL VIEAU, (Foreign Decoration)262940, sergeant, Company H., 125th Infantry, 32d Division. French Croix de Guerre with bronze star, under Order No. 14.383 "D", dated March 15, 1919, General Headquarters, French Armies of the East, with the following citation: "On August 29, 1918, near Juvigny, he accompanied the French tanks until they were destroyed. He then joined the nearest company, continuing to fight under the most violent fire. Residence at enlistment: Cheboygan, Michigan.