The sun., 1918-10-13
Extraordinary Heroism in Ac-
ton" Is Official De-
scription.
43 YANKEES GET D. s. G.
Six From New York Among
Those Whose Calamity
Wins Tributes.

the Distinguished Service Cross for
forty-three more American lads that took
part In recent smashes against the Ger
mans. OF the forty-three six are New
York city boys.
Tho following List was made public
to-day through tho War Department and
the Committee on Public Information.
Except that names OF the New York city
heroes have been placed at tho top of
the list no change has been made in the
order OF citation or In the language OF
the official report. The list IL as follows:
First Lieut.. JONAS II. PLATT, Bth Regi-
ment. 4. 4. Marine Corps.-For extraor-
binary heroism In action near the Boise
June 8. 1918 Seriously wounded In the
leg eArly IN tho engagement. Lieut.. Plat
continued to direct the operations not
charged and drove of tn crew OF an
enemy machine gun, supervised the dis
position and digging in Of large part
only whom exhausted from pain and loss
Of blood. Home address: Mrs. Kath-
.Sins Plat; mother. COS Jefferson av''
Second Aeut. A. J. c. ANDES. deceased.
18th infantFy-For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Scissors. France.
toon in the face of heavy machine gun
Germans had taken shelter. Rather
trsms danger he entered the cave alone
and demanded the surrender of the
enemy and was killed az a result Of this
Andes. sis Broadway. New York. 4. T.
Private WILLIAM MLOUGHLIN. Company
\. Sd Machine Gun Battslion--For sx-
traordinary heroism IN action near Percy
le-Sac, France, July ~, 1913 He nd.
vaneed against a machine gun and sin
gle handed killed or captured the entire
rev. Home address: j. NJ. McLoughAn,
n Y
Private HERSCHEL v. LANE, Jr., U. 8.
n. C.-For extraordinary hsroism In
action near vierzy. France. July 20, 1918.
ried messages from vlerzy to the front
l!ne near Tigny through heavy artillery
siS Rsd S.:n sSn 5 '' II. duty ssd
failed 70 get through. Home address:
b b,T.shs Nv L Lsne. father s2' Riverside
Sergeant OLIVER c. FARRANT. u. 8.
". C.-For extraordinary hsroisr In the
attack on Tigny. France. July 10. 1918
He led his section with remarkable cool.
ness and courage In tho advance. under
tiiiery He was severely wounded, bu,
such an inspiring example to the men
Of his section that they routed the
rant. father. soc West I2ist street New
c. rSs; f J65HN pooDy. U. s. NJ. c.-ror
played exceptional bravery in charging
three machine guns with the aid ~ a
ing the crews and capturing the guns.
which were Immediately turned on the
1ernans. thereby opening the , line h io5
been held up by the enemys fre. Home
address: Patrick Dcody: father. iis
The second city of the state will take
pride In the following citation:
(Thrau), U. n. VI. C.--For extraordinary
heroism In action near Vlerzy. France.
July IS, 1918. While out with re.
with the company on his right Sergeant
rharau captured a machine gun and
Aubre Tharau. mother. IS oberlIn ST..
Buffalo. y. \.
Sergeant CLAUDE y. CHERRY. decea.ed.
Company II. 18th Machine Gun battalion.
For extraordinary heroism in action
near Saint Thibaut. France. August Z.
1918 Sergeant Cherry commanded the
third platoon Of his company during the
engagement near Saint Th!baut. On Au-
gust I he crossed the Vesle River and
took up position In front of his own In
fantry on terrain constantly swept by
heavy artillery, machine gun and sni pers'
Are and directed his guns so skilfuIy as
to silence m@enGs sGn nest ana . n lake
splcuous courage was an inspiration 10
his men. This gallant soldier was killed
on August 8, 1913. by a fragment from
an aerial bomb. Next OF kin: Mrs Sarah
Demarest. mother. iol Iowa street. Joliet.
Can't. GEORGE T.. McGINNIs, Ambulance
Company 40, 1881 Sanitary Train.-For
extraordinary heroism In action 81 Fls-
The night OF August . Capt McGlnnis
with complete disregard OF his personal
safety made n feconnoissance under IRE
and located a line OF evacuation for
ambulances from Fismetts, and on the
morning OF August 10, under shell nre.
he personally repaired the bridge be-
nd liam IA hAF
making possible the evacuation OF
twenty-eight wounded men. Home adj
dress: Mrs. Mabel o. MeGInnis. claren-
don. Pa.
Sergeant JAMEsI. MASTROyIrCH. Com
pany &, II1th lnfantry.-For extraordi-
nary herolsm IN; sc!ion at flsmette
Sergeant Mastrovitch left shelter. went
iuto enemy machine gun nrs and res
dress: Pete /. Mssrovitch, brother.
1873 Tularo street. Fresno. Cal
Wagner HARRY T.. ROACH, Ambulance
extraordinary heroism In action near
F!smes. France. August 10, 1913. Be-
cause Of the destruction from shell IRE
Of ten OF the thirteen ambulances OF
ais company Wagner Roach worked
for forty-eight hours driving through q
shell swept and gas infested area,
of tho wounded. Home address; Mrs.
Matte Roach, mother. 225O North goth
Bhilauelphlh,
Wagner ORlGINEs T.. BIEMUELIER
Ambulance Company ITO. lO3d Sanitary
Tritin.-FOr extraordinary heroism An
action near Fismes August 0 to Is. 1913
because OF the destruction from shell fire
~ ten Of the thirteen ambuIRnces of his
company, Wagner d3iemueller worked for
soventy-two hours. rorty-eight OF them
without rest, driving through shell
swept and gas infested area and thereby
making possible the evacuation Of the
wounded. Home . address Andrew Bile
Private JAMES IL. BROWN, Ambulance
Company lIO, 1881 Sanitary Train.--For
extraordinary hcrOism IN action near
I'lsmes. France. August 10 to IS, 1918
necause OF the destruction from shell fire
often Of the thirteen smbuiances OF his
company. Private Brown worked for
without rest. driving through a shell
swept and gas Infested area and thereby
making possible tho evacuation of the
Brown, mother, 2l3l North Seventh
Ccrporai WILLIAM +. ROBINSON. Com
phny 4, 10th Infantry.-For extraordinary
horU!sm IN action near Solssons. France.
July 49,. 1918, Corporal Robinson dis
played the highest type OF bravery in
the hands OF the enemy under violent
artillery aud machine gun hre. Home
address; Frank +, Robinson. Staples.
str-eant STACY a. LEWIS. Company \, Cd
Machine Gun Rehabilitation extraor-
binary h1rosm In action near Scissors,
organized machine gun crew. moved
forward In front OF the infantry under
heavy machine gun and shell are. killed
an entire machlne gun crew aad cap
tured the gun. Home address; Mrs.
Florence Edwards. New Kirk. Okla
Sergeant JERRY SULLIVAN. deceased.
t@%lsnsry h.r ls.@ nfS so,,sH ea
SoissOns France. July IS, 1918. Sergeant
sulhyan displayed exceptional courage