Monday, May 10, 2021

Capt. John F. Williams Jr. Receives Cross of Chevalier, May 10, 1921

Charlotte Man Decorated by King of Belgium

Charlotte, May 10—Capt. John F. Williams Jr. of Charlotte today received notification that the King of Belgium had conferred on him the Cross of Chevalier of the order of the crown. Captain Williams in daylight and unaided destroyed a machine gun nest and captured a number of prisoners during the war.

From the front page of the Wilson Daily Times, May 10, 1921

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