The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
NEW YORK OFFICERS
WIN VALOR CROSS
Lieut.. Col. Arnold and Lieut..
ID" John Fl. Pratt, Jr.,
Decorated.
LIA1soN WORK HoNORED
Many Other American Sol
diers' Heroism Recognized
in New Awards.

The names Of two New York ON
GERS appear in the citations for distin-
guished service made public yesterday
by the War Department. To Lieut.
Col. Alfred N. Arnold of the Ninth
Infantry, whose address is 256 West
Ninety seventh street. where Mrs. Ar
mold lives. the President grants the
Distinguished Service Cross.
The citation states that Col. Ar
mold displayed extraordinary hero SIN
in action near Medeah Ferme, France,
October 4 to 9, 1918. and continues:
This officer displayed the most in
spring personal bravery and cool
judgment under massed counter at
tacks. heavy machine gun fire and in
tensive artillery barrage. Performing
many gallant acts beyond those in
the line OF his duty, Iieut.-Col. Arnold
held his line, maintained liaison I'M
der difficult conditions with the unit
on his right and at a critical time
repealed a serious counter attack"
The other New York city officer
honored Is Second Lieut.. John II.
Pratt, Jr., of the Forty-seventh In
fantry, whose home Is in 432 Fourth
avenue. He gets the D. s. c. for ak
traordinary heroism near Bazochn,
| France, August 7 to 9, 1918, and ~
long as the records OF tho War DE-
partment endure this entry win b
preserved:
Lieut. Pratt was untiring and fear
less at all times in performance Of
! r. dtN lafu
heavy fire he made three exceptionally
hazardous trips With messages OF
vital Importance, when other means
Of communication had failed, volun-
teering for this service"
Others on the lists Of heroes are:
Sergeant Morton Osborn, Co II. 18th In
fantry. Load, KY: Private Max s. koss.
Private Otto A. a. schwanke. co. B,
.7th Infantry, Potter. wis, Private
Charles H. carbeugh; Co +. 47th Infantry.
Co. B.. +7th Infantry. Towanda, Pa; Sec
ond Lieut., Arno s. MccleIland. Attn In
First Lieut.. Robert II. Murdoch. deceased,
Medical Corps t5th Infantry !! Yves;
george II sriehaIni co. !, '5th Infsntry
deceased. CO. I. l7th Infantry. sheboy'
Co r, .ith aS fnfan,ry H'R West Brookasid
Mass: Capt Charles T. Dunbar. co. F,
18th Engineers. Belle Point, w. Va: Ser
| geant Raymond d. Robertson, Co, F. tth
Engineers, Two Rock. sonomax county
Cal: Capt James p Growdon. an En-,
S,;neeer.. N McMNinyiIle. Ore, Private Roy
s. C; First Lieut.. Charles f. DE Leuw
tth Engineers, Riverside. III. Capt Muir
wash; Capt Frank Jaworski. +;h En-
glneers. West Hammond, H.
Corp. Emmett w. Waltmsn, Co. r, +tt
Il aNrlV all lAh fAHsF
Frank B. Cook, t;h Engineers, Oakland
CAL; Sergeant William j, Good CO. d
n an Ensiness Ns" ca na ssTssS
4" W En- Ear,ase H@:' ya Vance S'" Wash
Engines, SIS AIKEN avenue, Piti.burs
1 Private John J. Nadore, Co, u, 47th In
tantry, Maiden. Mas. Private MauTiS;
Fourth street. Milwaukee. private siepher
r Fsatz. Battery a, l?Oth Field Ar
Private Harold \; DrOtnlng. Battery. A
ls5th Feld Artillery, Stoughton, Wis.
second Lieut.: John Q. adams gth In.
Dogrcss, co. A, 9Th Infantry, Newcastle
Pa Corporal Thomas D. saunders co
A. "a Engineers. Cheyenne wyo, Pr'at'
wei,sberg. ", Va; Corporal L!ndor
Wyatt co. b. ath Machine Gun Battalion
Sergeant lob r. Harris, deceased Com
psny b. Fourth Machine Gun Battalion
Pittsburg. First Lieut.. Percy \. Riieou'
deceased. First Gas Regiment. Armory
street Springfield, Mass: Sergeant HARRY
Melvin Woods, Company II. First Ca
Regiment. Fsrmirgton. y, NJ Private
Herman Q HiGg=. Medical Detachment
First Gas Regiment, ms North Eight
street, Lafayette, Ind; Private 9. F. NJ
Nelson. Company +. First Gas Regiment
ono address listed); Ordnance Sergeant
Alton T.. Wheeler, deceased, Salvage
Squadron No. !, Orchard street. Cam
bridge. Mass; Private Willie J, Walker
deceased, Salvage Squadron No. !, Hal
Crock Tex.
First Lieut.. Albert B. Simpson. deceased
Eleventh Machine Gun Battalion, Waiver
ley Hail. Ca Corporal Cornelius J
o Brien. company H. Fourth Engineers
InuIstymon, County Clare, Ireland; Cor
porsl Raymond Il. smith. Company c
Eleventh Machine ''un Battalion Rurling
/ ton. la, Firs! Lieut. Earl MCKINLEY
Eleventh Machine Gun Battalion. Buffalo
W. Va, FirGt Lieut. Homer & Jarvi
Chor1e address not given; Sergeant Glenn
NJ. Grove, company II, Eleventh Ma"hin
Gun Battalion. Hunting don. Pa. Secon'
Lieut.. Orval KIinc. Eleventh Ma hinu Gul