The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04
WEST VIRGINIA
BOY HONORED
FOR BRAVERY

: WASHINGTON. p. u. Dec. 3.-The
Commander-in-Chicf in the name OF The
President has awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross tC the following named
officers and soldiers for the acts OF c1-
'rnordihary seroisn set forth after their
names:
, Patrick Freeman Company r. %t6th
Infantry (as No. l70inl9l. for cXtTaor-
binary hcroiSm in action in tbs forest
of ArConne, France. September -, 1919
sell eant Freeman displayed exceptional!
courage and bravery while leading MS
platoon against enemy machine E'lh ahu
trench mortar positions and putting
: them on: Of action. Although ""unu"u'
. This soldier remained on duty with his
! platoon. killing and capturing several
; If the enemy. and finally occupying part
, Of III. hostile trench. Home address
; Miss Mary Freeman. sister; care Hinkic
, smith, Rrvu Mawr. Philadelphia. Pa.
/ Private James NJ. RraEG. medical de-
,achmcnt. ,acSth Infantry( as No. I"f-'
: 1850, FOR. extraordinary heroism IN action
/ near BinarvillN France. October -.
| 1918. Private Eragg was on duty WIN
: a tachment OF his regiment which
! WAS cut of and surrounded by enemy
/ IN the Argonne forest. France, TOT nVe
/ davs Though he was without loou
j throughout this period, lie continued 10
| render first aid TO the wounded. expos
! ing himself 70 heavy she'll aud machine
! gun Are at tho risk Of his life until
i he was completely exhausted. Home ao-
dress: G. II. Bragg. father bosss
. Webster county. w. Va.
! Major Jackson s. Lawrence. medical
! corps 26Sth Infantry. for extraordinary
! heroism in action AT Einarrille. France
! September 90. 1918. Major Lawrence
, with two soldiers, voluntarily left shell
,cr and crossed open space 80 yards
; vide. swept by shell and machine gun
fir. 10 rescue wounded soldier. whom
; ,h.v carried 70 a place OF safety. Home
address: Mrs. Florence McC. Lawrence
wife, &o5 Forty-second street Philadcl-
phia, Pa.
Sergeant Michael Casturn. Company
9 l25th Infantry Gas No. .6ls"S) for re-
heated acts OF extraordinary heroisn IN
uciiin at Georges and Mort 81. Martin.
northeast OF Chatceu-Thierry. France. on
August and 3. 1918. During the at
task on Cierges. Sergeant CaStura TOOK
command Of his platoon when the COM
handing officer had been evacuated and
Ie: II successfully through tho barrage
tr it's objective on August !. when one
~ his men had been loft wounded on
the field and as TO first aid men "err
present this soldier dashed through ter
rifle barrase and carried the wounded
man to shelter. Homo address: John
Cas,ura. father, 9aS Peace street. Ha-
zelton. Pa.
forced tho others TO withdraw.
First Lieutenant George r. Phiihps
pilot. as L. s. A. so Aero Squadron. for
l l.
! Bcffu Mt La Morthomme, France. Octo-
her % 1918. Lieutenant Phillips &C
corpan,cd by Lieutenant N. p. Brown
observer, while on q reconnaissance fol
the 18th Division. attacked an enemy
balloon and forced It to descend, and
was In turn attacked by three enemy
, planes. The incendiary bullets from ths
| enemy machines set the signal rockets
, in the observers cock pit afre. Dtsre'
garding the possibility Of going down IN
. flames Lieutenant Phillips maneuVered
his plan so that tho observer was ahIt
10 fire on and destroy one enemy plane
and drive the othors away. He then
handed. his IRE extinsuisher TO Lieu
tenant Brown. who n1tingulshed the
names. They completed their mission
and secured other valuable Information
Homo address: George W. Philips
father. To- West Market street. Lewis
ton. Pa.
First Lieutenant Ernest A. Giroux
pilot. as IT.. s. A. (deck>. for eStraor'
binary heroism in action naar ATmrE"'
res, France. May 90. 1918, Lieutenant
: Giroux while on patrol with four Other
scout planes attacked an enemy lorna
T. ton Of eight monoplane machines. Two
OFT Lieutenant Giroux's companions were
forced 70 retire when their guns h"
came damned. Despite numerical su
! pcrlortty. Lieutenant GirouS conunu"G
the attack. endeavorinG 10 protect his
, leader until finally forced down and
killed. Home address: Mrs. Robert
schuls, el7 e. Water ST.. Neenah. Wis.
Private George w. LanGhan. Com
pany n. 12sth infantry. o.. s. 2allll)
/ for extraordinary heroism in action nHaI
iJuvigny, north OF scissors. France. Au
gus, - and September ,. 1915. Though
he had been severely gassed. Private
Langham remained on duty with III: