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Winant Pullis Johnston |
| Birth |
2 Jul 1890 |
Indianapolis, Ind.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I60021 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
1 Jun 2004 |
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Wynant Pullis Johnston
1890-
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French Legion of Honor
Grade of Chevalier (this one is Audie Murphy's) |
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received the "Chevalier of Legion of Honor" award in 1933 for service to France when, as a US Army officer, he was billeted with the French Army in 1918. Lived in Georgetown in 1933.
Indianapolis Star- Aug 13, 1933
INDIANAPOLIS CHEVALIER |
A member of an old Indianapolis family that has been around these parts for a number of generations has been signally honored by the French government. Capt.Winant P. Johnston, brother of Russell W. Johnston, was recently made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor receiving his decoration at the French Embassy in Washington, from M. Andre de Laboulaye, the French ambassador.
The medal of the Legion of Honor is a five-rayed star of white enamel edged with gold surmounted with a wreath of oak and laurel and suspended from a red ribbon. The French order of merit was founded by Napolean in 1802, its medal conferred for meritorious conduct in military or civil life.
Capt. Johnston, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, saw service ocerseas with the English, French and American armies and was wounded in action.His interests extend in many directions. Finishing a course in architecture at Pensylvannia, he became interested in sculpture and painting and has had exhibitions of his work. He is also an author. You may recall his novel, "Eyelids of the Morn." During the war he was interested in aerial photography. At the time of the Paris colonial exposition he was assistant United States commisioner there.
At present he has an attractive place in Georgetown which has a fascinating atmosphere and is filed with olf French furniture. |
Degree in Architecture from Univ. of Penn. Spent much time abroad studying modeling and painting, then lived in Wash. D.C. (1943) Mentioned in "Art & Artists of Indiana" - 1921 - living in Philadelphia, Pa. - Pupil of Charles Grafley, sculptor. - Penn. Acad. of Fine Arts.
Wrote 'Eyelids of the Morn' (name spelled Wijnant on title page). Also wrote "Young Innocents"
Had an exhition of Sculptures at The Corcoran Museum of Art, in Washington, DC, in April 1922.
Winant was one of the partners in the "Pullis Realty Co." which owned and managed the properties in the 2100 block of N. Delaware in 1956.
Named for his great-grandmother Eliza Winants.
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