New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Pershing Honors Twelve With
Distinguished Service Cross
wo Officers and Nine Enlisted Men Decorated for Special
Bravery in Action

lieutenant was in trouble he walked
back again to his rescue to where the
barrage had at first overtaken him"
Corporal Ralph s. Sanderson, H.
tantry.- Was a member of work
ing party on the night of February %,
which was we'll out in front of an ad
vartced post. The party encountered a
violent barrage of the enemy which
protected the enemy's assault troops.
He helped fight off the German troops
and twice walked back and fourth
under the enemy's and our own bar
rage to collect his men. When he
, he walked again to his rescue, where
the barrage had overtakcn him"
Corporal Francis E. Hurley, Infantry.
TOOK part in a daring raid into the
enemy's lines in the region of
on the night of February 2S. He
showed great vigor and entire care
lessness and particularly distinguished
himself by leading a patrol into an
enemy dugout, whose occupants had
refused to surrender and from which
sixteen prisoners were taken"
Private CFirst Class) Thomas Jolly,
Medical Experimentation March 6
while the area in which he was located
was being heavily shelled by the
enemy, he showed extraordinary valor
by leaving his dugout, passing through
three hundred metres Of heavy shell
fire and rendering aid to wounded men
at great risk to his own life"
Private Charles Gunter, Field Artil-
lery.-"Was wounded while reporting
to his post under heavy lombard
ment of his battery on February %.
He nevertheless served his gun during
the whole duration of the barrage and,
although wounded, displayed extraor-
dinary bravery, giving fine example
of devotion to duty"
Private Edward J. Farrell, Infantry.
--"On the night of February 20, while
--- position, this soldier twice ran
through the barrage to assist com
rade who had been wounded near him
in the trench and assisted in carrying
man back to dugout, where first aid
could be rendered"
First Lieutenant Edward Buford. Jr.
Air Service.-"On May 20, 1918, while
on barrage patrol against German pho
tographc machines in the region OF
| Commercy and St. Mhiel he engaged
in combat alone five German biplanes
engaging one or more of them in three
! separate combats in the course of
twenty-five minutes. One of the ma
chimes he shot down, and the others
were driven off, thus fulfilling his
mission in a most efficient manner and
I-against heavy Odds"
WASHINGTON, June Id Genera
Pershing reported to the War Depart
ment tonight the names of clever
, officers and men awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross. Their names
with addresses as shown by depart
ment records, follow:
Private Leo F. Mcclure, Tulsa, Okla
Private Fred A. Rennick, St. Louis
Mo.
!. Corporal Arthur w. Jones, Mime
F; apolis, Minn
First Lieutenant Cornelius Beard
Boston.
Second Lieutenant Ralph L. Bishop
New Haven, Conn.
Sergeant Eric S. Olsen, New Britain
Conn.,
Corporal Ralph A. Sanderson, Fores
Grove, Mont.
Corporal Francis E. Hurley, Maiden
Mass.
Private (frst class> Thomas Jolly
Plainsboro, N. J.
! Private Charles E. Gunter, Decatur
! Private Edward J. Ferrell; no Ed
ward J. Farrell; possibly should be Ed
ward G. Ferrell, Kingsbury, Tex (Ther,
are several Edward j. Farrells.)