Returning soldier of the 369th who lost his leg in France, being welcomed on his return home to New York.
The loop of cord on his left shoulder is the decoration that every member of this regiment is entitled to wear. It signifies that entire regiment has been awarded the Cordon of the Croix de Guerre by the French.
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