Ten members of the Lehigh Valley Chapter, pictured below, were awarded the French Legion of Honor at the French Embassy in Washington DC on November 20, 2012.

Front row (l-r)
William Leopold – 75^th Infantry Division
Evangeline Coeyman – 59^th Field Hospital

Back row (l-r)
Gene R. Nadig – 750^th Tank Battalion
Morris D. Metz – 94^th Infantry Division
John A. Caponigro – 87^th Infantry Division
Jack A. Lippincott – 8^th Convalescent Hospital
Nathan Kline – 9^th Air Force
Roy A. Minnerly – 11^th Armored Division
Frank Maresca – 75^thInfantry Division
Donald W. Burdick – 16^th Field Artillery

Two other chapter members were awarded French Legion of Honor, but are not in the group picture