El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-19
Too Officers
Are Decorated
For BraUe7J
Lieut.. Col. FINLEY and Mai.
Donovan Are Cited;
Brilliant Under Fire.


With the American Army in France
March 16.-CBy the Associated Press).
Lieut. Col Matthew A FINLEY. Of an
Infantry unit on the Lunevile sector,
whose home is in Council Bluffs. Ia.
and Mai. william J. Donovan. Of an
other unit on the same sector. whose
home is in Buffalo. have been cited
; for bravery in French divisional and
army corps orders for bravery. The
citation carries with it the French
war cross.
Maj. Donovan's citation says:
"A higher officer who showed bril-
liant qualities. notably on March z and
s. giving during a violent lombard
ment a remarkable example Of brav-
cry. activity and presence Of mind"
Mai Donovan, on March Z and 8.
although his own unit had just been
relieved, steadied a new unit which
had never been in the trenches during
heavy and accurate shellinE. "A
French officer who was in the trepches
at the time reported TO his superiors
that Mai Donovan was the best Of
ticer under fire he had ever seen"
Until the United States entered the
war. Maj. Donovan was a lawyer in
Buffalo
FINLEY Also Highly Praised.
Lieut. Col Tinley's citation says
that during a violent enemy attack
he directed with GOODNESS. catmness
and experience defensive operations
and. thanks TO the brilliant way In
which orders were given before and
during the fight he succeeded in
keeping the line intact. despite the
efforts Of the enemy, who was aided
by powerful artillery"
This Incident occurred during a
raid March 5. northeast Of Badon-
villier. when the Germans knocked
the American positions almost TO
pieces with shells and then attacked
in waves. Although the American
forces were shaken by the artillery
tire Lieut. Col FINLEY gathered them
together and organized them and.
when the German infantry appeared.
i met with hot fire After q sharp
tight, the enemy was forced TO with
draw.
Many Others Decorated.
Citation Of three more American
soldiers. carrying with 10 the French
war cross, was announced today
while on the Luneville sector four Of
ficers. six sergeants and two privates
were receiving the war cross AZ sn
Impressive ceremony just back Of the
fighting line.
The men decorated near Luneville
today we're Col Douglas Macarthur.
Capt Thomas Handy, Lieut.. ". Az
thur Cunningham, Detroit; Lieut..
oscar Buck, New York, Sergt- S G.
Rossell, New York; SerEt Abraham
5lausrein. New York; PVT Charles
Jones' New York. SerEL william
Moore New York: Sergt Daniel
fConnel. New York; Sergt. Carl
Kahn. New York; Sergt William
galley. New York. ana Pvt James
Am the serreanrz ana fha nrfvaras
Maj Donovan. on March Z
and s, in aiding a new unit In with
standing q German bomba-dment-
Pvt A. A. Crawford, OF Alabama;
corp Harry " flaming. Of Bllri-
more. and Pvt. Bernard Black. Of
"a itimore. are the latest men cited
Private Crawford was killed while
'arrying dispatches through a Ger
nan harrage. His citation says that
he was "an excellent soldier. coura-
~eous and devoted. and WAS killed In
{ ne trenches In the performance OF
his duty"
s~ve- Comrades From Ponh.
Corn. FanninE received his cross
for the following act;
lluri1F q heavy hcr1 Dardmenr. z
1omh fell on a trench narapet- Corp
canning threw himself uDOn n aud Z
prevented Il from telling into the !
--ench. thus saving HIS comrade by Z
his presence OF rrind- end PREVENTING
3 verv grave sccideut"
Privsta Black pulled a uehfed TO-
7iter which was about 70 fire a shell I
sfrnrk the gun. Tins" Saws the Z
station. This courage ard presence Of /
.fud prevented a mortal accident TO |
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