Fred Strickland was a resident of Newark, Delaware and served as an ambulance driver
for the French army. He received France’s Croix de Guerre (Cross of War).
Although he was not from Coatesville, like James Stewart Huston he served with the
French Ambulance Corps. Fred’s uniforms and papers show what Stewart’s
effects would have looked like. — Courtesy of Bob Ford
Uniform Coat, Dog Tag, Croix de Guerre, and Victory Medal with 3 Battle Zone Bar Pins
— Like Stewart Huston, Fred Strickland was a U.S. Army ambulance driver with
the French Army. Stewart would have worn a uniform similar to this. The Croix de Guerre
(Cross of War) was a French Military decoration awarded to foreign military forces
allied to France. French military officials created it after World War I when they
felt a need to honor acts of heroism by non-French forces during combat in the war.
It could have been awarded to a unit or to an individual for distinguished service.
Fred Strickland and Stewart Huston were both awarded this medal for thier actions
as ambulance drivers with the French Army. — Courtesy of Bob Ford