General de Lattre de Tassigny decorates Third Division Commander Gen. John O'Daniel with the Legion d'Honneur, third degree and the Croix de Guerre with Palm for leading his division in the Colmar Pocket at Feb. 20 ceremonies in Colmar. The Third Division was also awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for the same action, the first and one of only four awarded to a full division during the war.

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