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General Clarence R. Edwards Bridge, Springfield, Mass.
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THE GENERAL CLARENCE R. EDWARDS BRIDGE,
dedicated to the distinguished service of Major General
Clarence Ransom Edwards, U.S.A., D.S.M., A.M., LL.D.,
commanding officer during the Great World War and be-
loved "Daddy" of the 26th Yankee Division, A.E.F. made
up of National Guard Units of New England. The first
American Unit organized as a division in the United States
and transported complete to France. Due to the inspiration
the General gave his men they became an outstanding
g division of the American forces. Awarded the Croix de
Guerre with palm, made commander of the Legion of Honor
by the French Government and presented the Grand Cross
of the Order of Leopold, by the King of Belgium.
PUB. BY THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS CO., SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
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