2nd Lieutenant John Arthur Swinson

I had missed an email that had this information.

2nd Lieutenant John Arthur Swinson, Adjutant General's Department (USA), was the Assistant to the Military Attache in Lisbon, Portugal from July 16, 1918 until his return to the U.S. in 1919/1920(exact date?)

He received the "Ordem Militar De Avis" ( terceira classe) from the Republic of Portugal

as well as the

"Order of Christ" from the Republic for saving the life of the President/King of Portugal, Sidonio Bernadion de Silva Pais on Dec. 5, 1918.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid%C3%B3nio_Pais
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Aviz