The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-16
100 Officers and Men
Cited For GaNantry
In Taking Of CantIgny

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
,<-r7. July .-(Corrcs pondencc oil
rho Associated Press.)-More IMAM 4''
officers and mon of the Tweniy-c'sh'A
infantry Irregular army have been ci'co
hv Major General Robert l.. Billiard
commanding the FIRST division or Inc
Second Army corps for "consplcu"uS
rall;,ntry in action during the opera
tluns connected with the capture and
Lrrrn*.. uf ,'untigny from May - To 81
Colonel Hanson T.. Ely, commander
OF the Twcnly-r;Ehth. WAS one of those
cited for having displayed conspicuous
gallan,ry in the handling Of his troops,
making quick decisions ard preserving
,h,. mission of his regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. MaXry
OF MiSSuula, Mont, VIII" was fatalIF
wounded IN that action and who uleo
a few days later. WAS cited for having
advanced with his iirSt wave in the
face Of a heavy shell and machin" gun
fire" His citation adds: II" was cool
und"r lire and 4 dependable leader NJ
though fatally wounded. hc gave de-
tailed directions Ia his second in COM
mand as Ia just what 10 do and caused
himself TO bc carried Ia the post "l
command If his regiment To give IN
formation To his r"gimcntal commander
that h. considered very important hr-
fore being evacuated. This was under
inlons" shell ANA machine gun fire.
CAPTAIN Iuhn 5. Manning or i'r""R-
lvn. y. Y. whose death was later an
uuuncrd. WIS cited for having dig
PLAYED unusual cuolncSs and disregard
nl,,r artillery ire
when h" visited tn" various portions
nf his sector and encouraged and SET
I'm example tn his men,.
priyntnS Edward g FIT. Clarence
Fields and Fred n. Marshall. rut"nati"
riflrm"n. who received citations. were
noSt"d iii Il particularly exposed place
and put an enemy nHrhnr gun out OF
action. killing six IF Tho enemy. IheE
continued AT their post until mt ana
Fields were killed by shell fire ana
Marshall wounded.
Sergeant ]. Z. lEurd. intelligence Soc
ton was cited for devotion I" duty In
maintaining three observation posts
under his command Twice his posts
were destroyed. hut Sergeant llurd Dug
his men out and continued tn send nac.,
valuable information. Others -clt"d
were:
III
Major George. +. Rozrllc. Jr.
Captains Willis !. Tack. y. Il. Stow
art, Clarrnc" r. Oliver. James \. An
drrson. Edward 5. Johnston. Henry
Moshcr CIarcnc" X. Huchn"r. William
q. Iivrsav and Jean Simnuhs Of the
French army.
Licutrnanis Jean Hugo. French liai-
son officer: William \. Davidson. Th"o-
dorr S. Sl"n. Nlnion y. bearing. TH"rF"
Carey Thomas Barber. r.. II. Anderson
VI. W. Williams. GcorE" G. llayd"'k.
Richard Nrwhnll 8. {. S"rens"n. @nm-
u"l Shmit. !. l.. Harin"y. II. l.. GAy"r.
raul &. COX. Thomas II. Watson.
Charles MrKnolly. c. NJ. nrumm. faul
". DrrrickSnn. Francis &. Mackenzie.
Hugh NJ. Flanagan. Paul n. Carter
Daniel W. birmingham. W. Ross Gnh-
ring. John IT, Church. NJ. {. buchanan,
Arthur i. Watson. Joseph +. Tor
rcn"c. Carl W. Barnett John II. Chr"n'
Wilmer !. .M"nIE"m"ry. sydney l.. cow
Icy. John Douglas. Crawford. N,"ils"n
I'nc. J. lInwInnd Donaldson.
Servants Louis G"iE"r. II. l.. John
SON Floyd l.. Potter. Hans +. Chris
tncner.n. Jeremiah Shrchy. l[cr"n ].
Ryan. Crockett G. Lack. Frank l.. Ma
hnirGs. .Manithc Stoncriph"r. Henry
Johnson. stephen Paiaschak Ewin G.
lIavrs, John u. 1.ickl!d"r. Earnest Il.
4, carlson. Arthur Taillcr"urt. James
Whalon.
f,orrnrnls August IT. \" Ford. stan
lev LaEeisc Clair 4. Wallace. Gust
Rchlkc. Clarence r. Rrantor. Robert
rinnegan. George {. Kcltos. Edward
Hayck. Edward McGlnnn. Charles +.
Prime, Joseph J. Jindra. Raymond Stew