Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
AMERICAN WAR MEDALS
AWARDED TO SOLDIERS
Ambulance Drivers. Infantrymcn
and Medical Department Men
Arc Iionorcd.
ONE DAsHEs THROUGH GUNFIRE
Another Crawls to Shelter in Midst
OF Barragc, bringing With Him
Rescued Man-Licutcnant knock
81 Down by Shell Explosion.


Il'y ..>scc.a,cd rrcssI
F~STH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
rRA&CI Thursday. June l3.-The
p8slia.zu.shed Service Cross. the Amer
,csn war medal. has been awarded to
eleven members of the American e1-
po5!l onary force by General Pershins.
Announcement was made to-day that
two officers. four noncommissioned or
lCcvs and i've privatcs had been non
oycd SIN OF the men were decorated
ior bravery IN action on February IS.
Ambulance drivers, artiileryinen, IN
tantrymen and private from the
medical department comprise thoso
hpnored. Following are the citizens:
Il Private CtrSt ClaSS) LcCe McGiIire-
"Was on duty as driver OF an am
hulancc at an advanced post on April
~ During April ls ana 20 he made
several trips TO and from dressing
Station reached by an exposed road In
daytime TO bring back wounded. on
onc trip the ambulance was blown
from the road by an explosion OF a
shcli, and he was knocked into uncon-
scious. Upon recovering nc returned
on foot. Although he had not yet
Recovered from an injury TO his back
he wished 10 return TO duty the Same
day. but was not permitted TO do SO
Until tho following day"
SiPrivate (lrs; class) Fred A. Rem
ntck4"On April was ordered to drive
IN ambulance to dressing station. Inc
Eoad was under continuous shell fire
On the way to the dressing station he
: Reccived slight wound. In spite or
the wound he resumed his post On
the return trip IL she'll struck the car
SERIOUSLY woundinE him and killing his
passenger.
S;Corpora, Arthur W. Jones tensl-
CO. tn 1al 4
sheIter and searching for wounded and
brlng them back to the shelter in the
midst OF barragc. Carried on with
the rescue WORK after he himself had
been easscd."
SEARCHES FOR Ills MEN
UNDER HEAVY FIRING
EsFi-st Lieutenan, Cornelius Beard
feng ineers)-"On March II. al the
front he was knocked down by
Shell explosion. which caused him TO
Lose consciousness for some time. Upon
reg raining consciousness he began TO
search fer his men. For ,wo hours he
aSs.sted Sergeant Need and Corporal
BelanEcr. OF his detachment. back TO
IN, trenches. part OF the time under
the FIRE OF German aviator and Ger
,,SAn shells His energy and SELF
sarr.Tc!ng spirit was OF the highest
order. e.d deserves the highest praise
Second Lieutenant Ralph Bishop On
iag parry Q: aeou; thirty men on the
rIeht az February IS. when he en-
cpsiriered heavy patrol Of the enemy
". In protected the advance OF enemy
Il. v'- troops Win cooiness and
1Iraue no Immediately placed his men
jrsshs-. holes and fought off The enemy.
~ he walked through The enemy's
~ or own aarrage 10 recover the
rcr-.e'hs y one Of his party and TO COL
-isri lis own men"
Erie : Olson Gntantry)-
1900 member o. working party
/ 81, on the night CT February %
Wa ws. out II front OF an advanced
.t9st Ets party encountered vio!en,
lxr-z-e 81 no enemy. which protected
enemy assault; troops. He helped 20
,fSh- Off tho German troops. and twice
S,Eljed hack and forth through the
S$ner1,'s and our own bar-aGe TO col
I irt, his men When he heard that his
lieutenant was in trouble he walked
4kagE again TO his rescue. 10 wAere the
.bar-aSe had a. nrst ovcrtaken him:
: sorpo-dl Ralph s. Sandcrson oman.
Identical with that OF
sSerccaut olson.
fcoRponAI. LEADS PATROL
~ INTO ENEMY DUGoUT
( tcornoral Francis T.. Hurley Gntan-
st-y )-'''Took par; in a daring raid into
sthe encmys lines IN the region OF -
sSn tho night OF February 90. He
owed great vlror and entire careless
,tess, and particularly distinguished
himself by lead!n "a -fatro! into an
sencmy dugou; whose occupants had
refused TO surrender, and from which
gsix,een prisoners were taken"
~ Private tnrst classl Thomas Jolly
.Gnedica! Experimentation March c.,
sSl,ile the area in which he was To-
SEATED was being heavily shelled by the
, sencmy. showed extraordinary ralor by
sSaying his dugout, passing through
kbO metres Of heavy shell fire and
. aendcr.ns aid TO wounded men at great
FISK 10 mis- Nte"
! private Charles Gun;er Geld artil-
gery)-'Was wounded while reporting
! 10 :his pos; under heavy bombardment
l pf his battery on February IS. lie,
7 s,trerthcless. served his gun during the
! ssfiola DURATION of the harrage. and,
{ ithourh wounded. displayed eStraor-
7. Hilary bravery. giving fine example
& OF devotion 10 duty"
- Private Edward J. Farrell t!nfantry)
ION the nigh; Of February IS, while
lnter heavy barragc fire on the -
: nesirou this soldier twice ran through
ithe harrage 70 assist a comrade who
,tad been wounded near him IN a
sre.ch, and assisted in carrying man
.h1cll 10 dusoui where hrst-aid could
lie rendered.
!UNDER STARS AND STRIPES