General Salzman Dies In Minneapolis Last Week
Brigadier General Elmer H. Salzmann, 55, died at Minneapolis of a heart attack last week. He was an uncle of Gordon Salzman of of(sic) Louis Corners. He was born at Louis Corners and attended school there. He graduated from Kiel high school in 1920 and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy and to a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Friday and the body was taken to Washington, D. C. for burial. - 1958
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant Elmer Henry Salzman (MCSN: 0-4074), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of a patrol of the Second Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps, operating in the vicinity of Zapote, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua on 28 September 1928. Second Lieutenant Salzman's command surprised a greatly superior bandit force under the command of General Salgado by a well planned attack on its rear which resulted in the rout of the bandits. The arrival of the Force of Second Lieutenant Salzman was particularly fortuitous as the bandits had another small patrol of Marines at a great disadvantage and it appeared that they must inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat. Although the bandits outnumbered the combined patrols more than two-to-one, Second Lieutenant Salzman displayed such courage, skill an
Brigadier General Elmer H. Salzmann, 55, died at Minneapolis of a heart attack last week. He was an uncle of Gordon Salzman of of(sic) Louis Corners. He was born at Louis Corners and attended school there. He graduated from Kiel high school in 1920 and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy and to a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Friday and the body was taken to Washington, D. C. for burial. - 1958
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant Elmer Henry Salzman (MCSN: 0-4074), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of a patrol of the Second Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps, operating in the vicinity of Zapote, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua on 28 September 1928. Second Lieutenant Salzman's command surprised a greatly superior bandit force under the command of General Salgado by a well planned attack on its rear which resulted in the rout of the bandits. The arrival of the Force of Second Lieutenant Salzman was particularly fortuitous as the bandits had another small patrol of Marines at a great disadvantage and it appeared that they must inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat. Although the bandits outnumbered the combined patrols more than two-to-one, Second Lieutenant Salzman displayed such courage, skill an
General Salzman Dies In Minneapolis Last Week
Brigadier General Elmer H. Salzmann, 55, died at Minneapolis of a heart attack last week. He was an uncle of Gordon Salzman of of(sic) Louis Corners. He was born at Louis Corners and attended school there. He graduated from Kiel high school in 1920 and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy and to a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Friday and the body was taken to Washington, D. C. for burial. - 1958
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant Elmer Henry Salzman (MCSN: 0-4074), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of a patrol of the Second Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps, operating in the vicinity of Zapote, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua on 28 September 1928. Second Lieutenant Salzman's command surprised a greatly superior bandit force under the command of General Salgado by a well planned attack on its rear which resulted in the rout of the bandits. The arrival of the Force of Second Lieutenant Salzman was particularly fortuitous as the bandits had another small patrol of Marines at a great disadvantage and it appeared that they must inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat. Although the bandits outnumbered the combined patrols more than two-to-one, Second Lieutenant Salzman displayed such courage, skill an
Brigadier General Elmer H. Salzmann, 55, died at Minneapolis of a heart attack last week. He was an uncle of Gordon Salzman of of(sic) Louis Corners. He was born at Louis Corners and attended school there. He graduated from Kiel high school in 1920 and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy and to a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Friday and the body was taken to Washington, D. C. for burial. - 1958
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Second Lieutenant Elmer Henry Salzman (MCSN: 0-4074), United States Marine Corps, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commander of a patrol of the Second Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps, operating in the vicinity of Zapote, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua on 28 September 1928. Second Lieutenant Salzman's command surprised a greatly superior bandit force under the command of General Salgado by a well planned attack on its rear which resulted in the rout of the bandits. The arrival of the Force of Second Lieutenant Salzman was particularly fortuitous as the bandits had another small patrol of Marines at a great disadvantage and it appeared that they must inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat. Although the bandits outnumbered the combined patrols more than two-to-one, Second Lieutenant Salzman displayed such courage, skill an
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