French officer honored by Americans. Brigadier General C.O. Thrasher (left) U.S.

French officer honored by Americans. Brigadier General C.O. Thrasher (left) U.S. Army Commander of the Oise Intermediate Section, pins the American Army Bronze Star to the uniform of Sous-Lieutenant Richard John Henry de Ayala of the French Army, in a ceremony at Reims, France, August 4, 1945. Lieutenant de Ayala was honored for his valuable assistance to the American fordes during the German offensive in the Ardennes, when he organized security patrols which assisted in the defense of the Meuse River Line, then commanded by General Thrasher.