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Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson,(VC, MC), (December 16, 1883,Mount Carmel, Illinois - April 9, 1954,Mount Carmel, Illinois), was an American, (also considered Canadian) recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. |
 | | Hutcheson was one of seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on September 2, 1918. |
 | | On 2 September 1918 in France, Captain Hutcheson went through the Queant Drocourt Support Line with his battalion, remaining on the field until every wounded man had been attended to. |
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