Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-22
IOWA SOLDIERS TO
GET ]. s. MEDALS
MEN HONORED BY FRANCE WILL
RECEIVE NEW AMERICAN
DECORATIONS.
SPECIAL INSIGNIA
NOW BEING DESIGNED
Pres dent Will Make Awards on
Recommendation of Commanding
Officers at Front-Officers EmpoW-
cred to Confer Honors at Once in
Cases Of Morta!!y Wounded Men.
by f. G.. Doughertty.l


ward Steller. Of the Ottumwa, Iowa,
national guard company, and the sew
eral other Iowa guardsmen who have
been awarded the croix de guerre by
the French government for distin-
guished service with the American
troops in France, are expected to be
among the first American soldiers to
be recommended to the war depart
ment for decoration with the special
insignia now being designed for valor
shown in this war.
While the department has not yet de-
signed the medal, cross and chevrons
to be awarded, General Pershing has
been fully instructed, and in turn he
has instructed his subordinate officers
to exercise the greatest care in seeing
deeds on the field Of battle do not go
unnoticed. In cases where the SOL
der is apparently fatally wounded or
i'll and death seemed imminent. the
commanding general Of the overseas
forces is empowered to confer the dec
Grafton without reference to the war
department. or rather to the president,
in whose name all decorations are to
be conferred
The announcement of the department
telling of the decoration also provides
that the distinguished service cross
and the distinguished service medal
may be awarded port humously to per-
sons killed in the performance of acts
meriting the award or to persons
whose death from any cause may have
occurred prior TO the actual award.
The medal as awarded will be issued
to the nearest relative Of the deceased
soldier or nurse
Order Of Department.
The general order issued by the ad-
jutant general, describing the new
distinguishing marks Of service fol-
lows
Ely order OF the president the fol-
lowing decorations and insignia are
authorized:
(A) distinguished service cross-A
bronze cross of appropriate design and
a ribbon to be worn in lieu thereof
to be awarded by the president or in
the name of the president, by the COM
peditionary forces in Europe to any
person who, while serving in any capa-
city with the army. shall herafter dis
tinguish himself or herself or who,
since April s, 1917, has distinguished
himself or herself, by extraordinary
heroism in connection with military
operations against an armed enemy OF
honor (Which only can be conferred by
an act O. congress).
CD Distinguished services medal
A bronze medal Of appropriate design,
and a ribbon to be worn in lieu there
Of, to be awarded by the president to
any person who, while serving in any
capacity, with the army, shall here
after distinguish himself or herself, or
who, since April 6, 1917 has distin-
gulshed himself or herself by excep-
tionally meritorous service to the gov
ernment in duty Of great RESPONSE
bility IN time Of war or in connection
with military operations against an
enemy Of the United States.
Co War service chevron-A gold
chevron of standard material and de-
sign, to be worn on the lower half OF
the left sleeve of all uniform coats, ex-
cept fatigue coats, by each officer and
enlisted man who has served six
months in the zone Of the advance in
the war, and an additional chevron
for each six months Of similar service
thereafter. Officers and enlisted men
of the aviation service on combat fly
ing duty in Europe will be credited for
the war service chevron with the time
no no
CD Wounded chevrons-A gold
chevron Of putter identical with that
of the war chevron to be worn on the
lower half of the right sleeve Of all
uniform coats, except fatigue coats, by
each officer and enlisted man who has
received or who may hereafter receive
a wound in action which necessitates
treatment by medical officer, and an
additional chevron for each additional
wound; but not more than one chevron
will be worn for two or more wounds
received at the same time, Disable
ment by gas recessitatlns treatment
by medical officer shall be considered
10 be d wound within the meaning Of
this order.
The regulations also provide that
mo individual shall be entitled to more
than one distinguished service cross or
one distinguished service medal, but
each additional citation in war depart
ment orders for conduct or service that
would warrant the award Of either OF
these decorations will entitled the per-
son so cited to wear upon the ribband
Of the decoration and upon the cor
responding ribbon a bronze oak leaf OF