New Britain herald., 1918-10-12
DISTIN GUISHED SERVICE CROSSES
AWARDED GALLANT AMERICAN BOYS
Prvates, Non CONS and Officers of Rank Recognized
For Their Acts of Bravery the Battlefeds
of France Connecticut Men Among Them

Distinguished service crosses have
been awarded to the following officers
and soldiers of the American EXped1-
tionary Forces for the acts OF extra
ordinary heroiSm described after their
names:
Captain George e. McGinnis, Ambu-
lance Company one hundred and ten,
ono hundred and third sanitary train
For extraordinary heroism in action at
Fismette, France, ninth-tenth August
1918. During the night Of ninth OF
august Captain McGinniS with COM
plete disregard of his personal safety
made a reconnaissance under fire and
located q line of evacuation for am
balances from F'ism cite and on the
morning of the tenth Of August under
shell fire he personally repaired the
bridge between Fismes and Fismette
thereby making possible the evacua-
ton of twenty eight wounded men.
Home address: Mrs. Mabel O. Nc
Ginnis, Clarendon, Penn.
Sergeant James |. Mastrovitch, Co.
c., 111th infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action at Fismette, France,
August 10th, 1918. With complete dis
regard for his own personal safety
Sergeant Mastrovitch left shelter,
went into enemy machine gun fire and
rescued a wounded officer.
Home address: Pete 1. Mastrovitch,
brother 1928 Tulare street, Fresno,
California.
Wagner Harry E. Roach, Ambu-
lance Company, 10, 103d Sanitary
Train. For extraordinary heroism in
action near Fismes, France, 1O-11th
of August, 1918. Because of the de-
struction from shell fire of ten of the
thirteen Ambulances of his company
Wagner Roach worked for forty
eight hours driving through she'll
swept and gas infested area, thereby
making possible the evacuation of the
wounded.
Home address: Mrs. Matte Roach,
mother. 2250 North goth ST., PhiIa-
delphia, Pa.
Wagner Origines P. Biemueller
Company ITO, 1881 SAM
fary Train. For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Fismes, 10-13th of
August, 1918. Because of the destruc-
ton from shell fire of ten of the thir-
teen ambulances of his company,
Wagner Biemueller worked for 72
10 VI IllSlll "lLIlouI 1851, oilV-
ing through a shell swept and gas
area and thereby making pos
sTble the evacuation of the wounded.
Home address: Andrew Biemueller,
father, Tyrone, Penn.
Private James r. Brown, AmIbu-
lance Company 10, 103d Sanitary
Train. For extra ordinary heroism
in action near Fismes, France. 10-13th
of August, 1918. Because of the de-
struction from shell fire of ten of the
ambulances of his company,
Private Brown worked for To hours,
As Of them without rest driving
a shell swept and gas infest-
ed area and thereby making possible
the evacuation of the wounded.
Home address: Grace L. Brown,
m other, 2131 North Seventh St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Sergeant Claude z. Cherry, deceas-
ed, Company B, 18th Machine Gun
For extraordinary heroism
in action near Saint Thibaut, France,
7th Of August, 1918. Sergeant Cher
ry commanded the third platoon of his
during the engagement near
Saint Thibaut. On seventh of Au-
gust he crossed the Vesle River and
took up a position in front of his own
infantry on Terrain constantly swept
by heavy artillery, machine gun and
snipers fire and directed his guns so
sllilfully as to silence a machine gun
nest and make possible infantry ad-
vance. His conspicuous courage was
liant soldier was killed on the ninth
liant soldier was willed on the ninth
of August, 1918, by a fragment from
an aerial bomb.
Next of kin: Mrs. Sarah Demarest
101 Iowa ST, Joliet, Ill.
Captain George w. Hamilton, fifth
regiment U. S. Marine Corps. For ex-
traordinary heroism in action near the
Boise De Beleau, Chateau Thierry
France, June 9Th, 1918. Captain Ham
ilton displayed the highest type of
courage and leadership when on the
first day of the Chateau Thierry bat
tie his command was under decimat-
ing fire of machine guns from the
front and both TANKS. All of his Off
GERS but one and most Of his nom
commissioned officers having been
killed or wounded, he passed up and
down his front lines and by his per
sonal bravery inspired his men to
valiant and successful combat under
especially difficult conditions. Home
address: Charles A. Hamilton, father,
1882 Lamont St, North West, Wash
ington. D. c.
First Lieut. John Plat, Fifth Regi-
ment, U. S. Marine Corps. For extra
ordinary heroism in action near the
Boise De Belleau, Chateau Thierry,
France, June 6, 1918. Seriously
wounded in the leg early in the en-
gagement, Lieut.. Plat continued to
direct the operations not only Of his
platoon but of another. He charged
and drove off the crew of an enemy
machine gun, supervised the disposi-
ton and digging in of a large part of
his company and yielded command
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