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Aces' croix de guerre with its five palms.  And needs must shake his hand again and have him write his name in the Capitaine's little notebook. Reference was made to Modon, Putnam's teacher, and here I came in with an explanation that Putnam was [[underline]] my [[/underline]] Madon.
A terrific barrage awoke [[strikethrough]] me [[/strikethrough]] about our whole barracks at 4:00 o'clock this morning. We were putting on a show somewhere up the line. The din was terrifying indeed, and yet after enduring it, for [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] some moments I wished it could go 'way and 'lemme sleep. And it suddenly quit - for the boys to go over the top, I suppose. In two hours all the noise had completely died away except for occasional woofs from archie.
Our two twenties are speedier and higher climbers but the way they run with their geared motors is enough to fool the novice completely. An automobile doesn't

Transcription Notes:
Georges Madon French flying ace Archie ww1 slang for anti aircraft shell