Editing Douglas MacArthur (section)

===Lunéville-Baccarat Defensive sector===
[[File:111-SC-8347 - NARA - 55177212 - General Bazelaire presenting decorations, Croismare, France, March 18, 1918 - Col Douglas MacArthur, Col Mathew Tinley (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|French General de Bazelaire decorating Colonel Douglas MacArthur with the ''Croix de Guerre'', 18 March 1918]]

The 42nd Division entered the line in the quiet [[Lunéville]] sector in February 1918. On 26 February, MacArthur and Captain [[Thomas T. Handy]] accompanied a French [[Trench raiding|trench raid]] in which MacArthur assisted in the capture of a number of German prisoners. The commander of the [[7e corps d'armée (France)|French VII Corps]], Major General [[Georges de Bazelaire]], decorated MacArthur with the ''[[Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre]]''. This was the first ever ''Croix de Guerre'' awarded to a member of the [[American Expeditionary Forces]] (AEF).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Martin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4povVJ-jkCoC&pg=PA400 |title=The First World War, Second Edition: A Complete History |date= March 2004|publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-8050-7617-2 |language=en}}</ref> Menoher recommended MacArthur for a Silver Star, which he later received.{{sfn|James|1970|p=157}} The [[Silver Star Medal]] was not instituted until 8 August 1932, but small [[Silver Citation Star]]s were authorized to be worn on the campaign ribbons of those cited in orders for gallantry, similar to the British [[Mentioned in dispatches|mention in despatches]].{{sfn|Farwell|1999|p=296}} When the Silver Star Medal was instituted, it was retroactively awarded to those who had been awarded Silver Citation Stars.{{sfn|Frank|2007|p=7}} On 9 March, the 42nd Division launched three raids of its own on German trenches in the Salient du Feys. MacArthur accompanied a company of the [[168th Infantry Regiment (United States)|168th Infantry]]. This time, his leadership was rewarded with the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] (DSC). A few days later, MacArthur, who was strict about his men carrying their [[WWI gas mask|gas mask]]s but often neglected to bring his own, was gassed. He recovered in time to show Secretary Baker around the area on 19 March.{{sfn|James|1970|pp=159–160}}