Editing George Washington Goethals (section)

===Honors and awards===
For his World War I service General Goethals, who retired March 1, 1919—and whom General [[Peyton C. March]], the [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Army Chief of Staff]], called "a great engineer, a great soldier, and the greatest Chief of Supply produced by any nation in the World War "—was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]]; was named Commander of the [[Legion of Honour|Legion of Honor]] by France and [[Order of the British Empire|Honorary Knight Commander]], by Great Britain; and was awarded the British [[Order of St Michael and St George|Order of St. Michael & St. George]] and the Grand Cordon of the Order of Wen Hu by China. Previously he had been awarded many medals by scientific and geographic societies and some fifteen honorary degrees by universities and colleges.<ref name="MAJOR ROY A. SHAW 1951"/> The citation for his Army DSM reads:

{{Blockquote|The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General George Washington Goethals, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, in reorganizing the Quartermaster Department and in organizing and administering the Division of Purchase, Storage, and Traffic during the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/17584|title=Valor awards for George Washington Goethals|publisher=Military Times}}</ref>}}