Evening star., 1918-06-26
MORE AMERICANS
CITED FOR BRAVERY
Many, Though Wounded, Kept
Fighting Amid Heavy
Shell Fire.

|, ~ the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June "a (Monday).-Citations
by the general commanding troops on
the French front to which Americans
are attached include the following:
Private Herbert L. Lennox-"Auto
rife, severely wounded and unable to
retire, concealed auto rifle in bushes and
with pistol in blouse lay on ground until
enemy passed. When the enemy had
/ been driven back in a counter attack
Lennox crawled back to the auto rifle
and opened fire on the retreating enemy.
killing or wounding many"
Private Axel Observation-Disclosures,
but refused to QUIT, acted as loader for
automatic rifle until too weak to con-
tinue; ordered to the rear, picked up
tho rifle Of q wounded man and fought
in the trenches until the enemy was re-
pulsed"
Wounded, Keeps on Fighting.
ssrst- U. B. MISUNDERSTANDING in
4 fight although seriously wounded, refus-
[ ing treatment until others had been
! treated first"
sound judgment and coolness n chang
ing the missions of his batteries. CIV
l inc maximum assistance to the infantry
and protecting the artillery"
, Mai. L. q. NohI''Rare courage and
leadership In raliying remnants. 200
persed by blowing up an ammunition
I dump"
' Lieut.. N. Ainnes-Brown- Eli
cheney and GOODNESS in tho evacuation
I trying conditions"
; private Robert Nelson-'Txposing
1 himself to heavy shell fire and acting
I - lookout"
Work Two Hours Under Fire.
sergt Samuel Core Worked for
{, nearly two hours without cover wir-
! the enemy's heavy shell and machine
! gun fire."
serst. R R. Buckwalter-'woun
, ed before q Tight, insisted on going
forward with his section: buried by a
shell: remained at work until the
Corp. Boleslaw sugmocki-Unaid-
ID and with disregard to danger. kill
] ID several German snipers who had
ineIsssd I. eassaitis' ss .. On the d iron. line"
seued q severely wounded comrade
carrying him on his back across an
area swept by machine-gun hre: car
rted another wounded oomrade to a
0t0bb4nS stdIlOu One AllOheteF UuQeI
shell dre."
1escues Man From Barbed Wire.
Private Ross q. Read-rRescued q
wounded comrade who became en-.
tangled in barbed wire during tn.
height OF machine-gun fire.
Private George Laube-"Gatheret
timbers to complete a bombproo1
shelter under heavy machine gul
dre."
serst. Kenneth K. Burns-"volun
tariyy installed and maintained tele
phone lines under shell fire."
Private Louis I. Dial-'Maintainet
telephone lines under shell FIRE"
Private Oscar r, Knodeld-'Whe1
communications failed voluntaril.
went forward under shell fire ant
procured valuable information on tn
progress Of the nghting."
Private Albert A. Haxeltine-"Pass
ed over roads and fields under heav,
she'll fire to get information on tn
progress of the attack when the line
"Courage and Eficiency.'
Capt william p. Crook-Displaye
courage in maintaining telephon
communtcations. his great efficienc
enabling his command to follow at O.
times the progress of the fighting"
Lieut.. George c. Cox and Lieut. ToI
p. Walker-"Same service"
Lieut.. De Brut, French army-~Fu
q courage and efficiency in maintainin
telephone communication"
Lieut. q ~ 4a1Ssr-Vos Gealantr