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* NYC Defense Medal (1932) | * NYC Defense Medal (1932) | ||
− | After the | + | After the events in New York, Fuller and LeGore were summoned to testify before closed hearings in a joint congressional committee that was formed to investigate these events. Due to the large numbers of civilian casualties, the bulk of which were blamed on Fuller and LeGore, calls to prosecute them persisted, only quenched by a general court-martial scheduled for December, 1932, with the White House suppressing information related to the trial. Fuller and LeGore were eventually found guilty of over 250 counts of voluntary manslaughter. At the same time of the conviction, the award of the NYC Defense Medal to all military personnel involved in the “Incursion”, was approved by an Act of Congress. After the conviction, Fuller and LeGore were released on bail pending a sentencing hearing, but it never came to pass. Due to the special circumstances involved, both were granted full pardons by President Hoover on his last day in office, March 4, 1933. After this conclusion, Fuller spent some time recuperating at the family retreat on Apple Island, before returning to duty under a new administration and growing threats in Europe and beyond. |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
==Associates== | ==Associates== | ||
− | • Harry LeGore – Captain of the Yale Varsity Football Team, later Captain USMC – Served | + | • Harry LeGore – Captain of the Yale Varsity Football Team, later Captain USMC – Served together in France/WW1. |
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Lloyd_W._Williams]Loyd Williams – Fuller’s CO at Belleau Wood (died June 12, 1918 – age 31) | • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Lloyd_W._Williams]Loyd Williams – Fuller’s CO at Belleau Wood (died June 12, 1918 – age 31) |