Flint served in France during World War I , and his regiment provided replacements soldiers for units on the front lines . After the Armistice , he joined the Third Army -- the Army of Occupation -- in Koblenz , Germany . Flint performed several staff assignments , including employing his Cavalry background to serve as a remount officer . He received the Czechoslovak War Cross 1918 from a grateful Czech government , which appreciated his honesty when buying and selling horses . Flint was also commended by his commander after he prevented the detonation of a trainload of high explosives during a fire at an ammunition dump by taking over the controls of a switch engine and maneuvering the train through the flames to safety
Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
Harry A. "Paddy" Flint