Withington married Constance Restarick in Boston , Massachusetts , on April 18 , 1911 . In 1917 , he entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps . He was in charge of athletics at Camp Funston , playing on the football team . After the war , Withington remained in Germany with the 89th Division and the Army of Occupation . Football teams were established and a championship playoff system established . Withington was the team captain for the 89th Division , which won the A.E.F. championship . Withington was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Navy in 1945 , the Silver Star , the French croix de guerre , the British Mons Star , World War I victory ribbon , the Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon , the American Defense ribbon and the Pacific Asiatic ribbon with star . He was also an honorary lieutenant in the Royal Medical Corps of the British Army
Mons Star
1914 Star
Paul Withington