Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.

Keystone View Company Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.

GLC09584.086

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GLC#
GLC09584.086-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1914
Author/Creator
Keystone View Company
Title
Ruined Villae of Eclusiers, France. M'lle Semmer Decorated for Heroic Actions under Fire.
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
World War I

Two soldiers stand on either side of Mademoiselle Marcelle Semmer, a young woman from Eclusiers, a village on the Somme. She was honored with the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the War Cross for putting herself at risk to air the French war effort.

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