Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-06
SECRETARY DANIELS
AWARDS MEDALS TO
VERA CRUZ HEROES
Tokens of Country's Crate
full Appreciation, He
Tells Bluejac c k cts.
Honor Roll" Read.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.--"Tho medals pre-
sented today are tokens OF a grateful
country's appreciation OF work nobly
DONE OF duty we'll performed, OF readi-
ness to face grave danger" declared Sec
retary OF the Navy Daniels in presenting
to is bluejackets medals OF honor awarded
them by Congress in recognition of their
gallantry at tho taking of Vera Cruz
The presentation was made on the bat
tleshlp Florida, at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
dent Wilson and the nation to the men,
ory OF the Immortal 10" who fell at
Vera Cruz. Secretary Daniels said:
THUS It is. young men. that you, by
your heroic work. your fine discipline,
your loyalty, have earned the signal well
done and caused 1t to ny over the whole
service, all wearers of the blue, bringing
glow or pride and admiration to the
hearts of all patriotic Americans, and
increasing their faith in the loyalty and
ability of their defenders who go down
to tho sea In ships. You have added
new signihance to the name 'bluejacket.'
ALL HAIL THE BLUEJACKET!
"The bluejacket-let us take off our
hats to him in the street. for his uni
form is the blue badge of courage; take
him by the hand for his hand protects
our homes; treat him with respect, for
he rings true and his rAart is of the
finest gold"
Those who received the medals of honor
today are:
HENRY N. MCPHERSON. bOutswain's mate.
ABRAHAM DE soNIER, chief turret captain.
GEORGE C. REGAIN. boatswaln's mate. first
bAWRENcE C. sINNETT. sunner's mate.
PERCY 4. DECKER, chief boatswaIns mate
CHARLES F. BISHOP. quartermastor' first
JAMES A. WALSH, agsEtermastor, third class.
CHARLES l.. EoRDSIEK, seaman.
FRED ] SCHNEPEL. seaman.
BERRIE II. JARRETT, gunneTs mate. third
WILLIAM ZuIDERvELD. hospital steward.
HARRY C. BEASIEY. coxswain.
Edward A. Glsburne, electrician, second
class, was not present today but his
medal has been sent to him.
ROLL OF HONOR READ.
Secretary Daniels also read the roll of
honor" of officers and men mentioned for
bravery aJ vera STuD. II lSs
Navy-Rear Admiral i. #. Fletcher,
Captain w. r. Rush, Captain II. II. p.
Huse, Captain e. A. Anderson, Com
mander H. o. Stickney. Commander w.
K. Harrison, Commander W. A. Hoffett,
Lieutenant Commander r. a. Johnson,
Lieutenant Commander II. p. Yarnell,
Lieutenant Commander A. Buchanan,
Lieutenant Commander A. =. Keating,
Lieutenant q. w. s. Castle, Lieutenant
]. u. Lannon, Lieutenant r. Wainwright.
Jr., Lieutenant j. G. Townsend, Lieuten-
ant r. V. McNair, Lieutenant j. Grady,
Lieutenant l. C. Johnson, Jr., Lieuten-
ant f. ]. Fletcher, Lieutenant G. G.
Hartigan, Lieutenant c. NJ. Courts,
Lieutenant J. II. Ingram, Ensign T. $.
Wilkinson, Jr., Ensign L. 8. David
son, Ensign G. NJ. Lowry. Ensign o. C.
Badger. Ensign P. f. Foster, Ensign
e. o. Mcdonnell Ensign =. Buck
master, Ensign H. C. Frazer, Ensign d.
r. Lee, Surgeon NJ. s. Elliott. Surgeon
c. D. Langhorne, Chief Boatswain j.
McCloy.
Marine corps, Lieutenant W. @, Neville,
Major A. W. Catlin, Major 8. d. Butler,
Major G. C. Reid, Major r. c. Berkeley,
Captain f. H. Delano, Captain ]. Cl
tain z. T. Fryer. Captain J. A. Hughes,
Captain j. r, Horton, Captain ]. r. Dyer.
Captain w. N. Hill.
Blue Jackets and marines, Nells Dus-
trup, chief turret captain; Walter B.
Weeks, ordinary seaman; George Berton,
boatswain's mate, second class; Farrell
N. C. Overall, boatswain's mate, first
class; Frederick n. Norman, coxswain;
James j. Dermody, boatswain's mate, |
second class; George ]. Smith, fireman,
second class; Arthur j. Fogarty, seaman;
Harry d. Shlpman, coal passer; William |
j. q. Lynn, seaman; John Neukon, sea- |
man; James A. Durea, seaman; Charles |
ID. Cameron, ordinary seaman Robert |
Semple, chief turret captain.
George r. Bancroft. seaman; BENJAMIN |
w. Claggett, hospital apprentice first |
class; Harry Smith, boatswain's mate,
first class; Ray Holloway, gunner's mate,
first class; Paul w. Green, gunner's mate |
third classi Fred 70. Jorgensen, seaman;
George r. Bent, boatswains mate, first
class; Walter u, Stevens, seaman; Will
lam ]. Genereux, coxswain; Joseph MueI-
Ter, coxswain; Frank f. Smalley.
Samuel d. Barr, chief yeoman.
Gustave Brodbeck, chief gunner's mate.
Clarence r. Harshbager, seaman; Fred
erlck Nanz, ordinary seaman; Elmer Van
Camp, fireman. first class; Robert NJ.
Ash, fireman, first class; John b. Nc
Donald, fireman, first class; August
o'Neill, chief boatswain's mate Herman
II. Rolofr. coxswain's mate; John ]. Me-
Loughlin, boatsWain's mate, second
class; Robert A. England, seaman; Ed
win c. Wertman, gunner's mate, first
class; John II. Hendriekson, hospital ap-
prentice, first class; James A. Anderson,
coxsWain
Robert G. Hart. ordinary seaman; John
w. Hawkins, ordinary seaman; Edwin ]
Cantwell, seaman; Solomon Clay, ordi-
nary seaman; Daniel ]. Reilly boats
wain's mate, second class; George Brad
ey. chief gunner's mate; James p. Cush.
mate, first class; Emil Ty-
,ureo, ordinary seaman; Joseph H. Ris-
acher, boatsWain's mate, second class;
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