Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
THREE NORTH CAROL|N|ANs
AND v|RC|NIAN ARE CITED
S phcns City, Va. Displayed IN
usual leadership.
CHAMPION AIDS WOUNDED MEN
Sergeant Hanson, az Charlotte, y. c.,
Bravcd Gas Fumes 60 save the
sSliiycS of Ills Detachment OF iii
z rinccrS August 2..

NNASiiINt;TDN December I.-pnc
yirgiuian and ,creo trvm North thr"hn.'
axe mentioned iu til" l3S' thus week as
3 having performed DISTINGUISHED service
during the war hy lau GunNl''l'c on
public information.
:. Private charles II. CIrhaugh. OF
Stephcns CITY. Va member OF Com
pany r. Forty-Gcvcuth Infantry. figured
i'm heroic work at Ea@ocb" on 'rto"cI
Q. lie was Soni as "a runner 30 Hir,,'
n platoon q! his company 10 assemble
and return to its position. tio dis
PLAYED unusual leadership in perform
ing his mission 10y himself, taking COM
mand OF the disprGani7od unit. getting
it we'll in hand: and icadng 1t back
under a hostile Smelling, without losses
and without confusion.
- Herbert champion, = privat" in the
Sanitar: detachment OF tho One Hun
dred and l'ifth Engineers. performed
heroic service July - His home is
in Moorcsboro, \. {. When an enemy
airplanc dropped a bomb in the camp
of his organization killing one sol
der ana woundiug seven. includin.
himself. champion administered first
aid TO tho other wounded. helped carry
them to tn" dressing station. and there
gave further assistance in dressing ana
cracua;inE tho wounded men never
mentioning his own serious injuries
Until he knew that all the others had
been cared for.
Scrcean, Guy Il. Hanson. a member
OF Company +. one Hundred and Fifth
1:nguccrs. is cited for bravery on Aug
MS, %. His homo Is in Charlotte. y. 4.
Sergeant Hanson was in charge OF
platoon. delivering a highly couccn-
tratrd Gns-Cloud attack against tho
cncpy. when tho cloud uncNpeC;cdiy
Narvd back. Nf'or leading his men 10
place OF safety. this soldier went
hack into tho cloud four times a, ian
nincnt peril to his own life. collecting
and rcScuing others who had been over
como. Conducting his platoon through
Hachinc gun fire. he put them in charge
of another sergeant with instructions
10 resume their mission. while he again
returned Ia search for EaSScd men and
found all but two. His excellent lead
efShip and unusual courage prevented
many casualties and 1T tho same time
effected the completion OF an import
ant mission.
Company ID. ono hundred and Fifth
Engineers. from Morganton. y. c. is
cited for hcroiSm al September -?
Rust commanded platoon of en-
EinccrS. following the FIRST wake Of the
fnfanirN for the purpose of clearing a
road or tho artillery. Under heavy
shcll and mac. ne gun fire he directed
The work with exceptional ability. at
ono time leading his platoon in advance
OF the infantry. By orcanizing cover
Ing parties and utilizing two auto
matte riilcmcH, who had become separ-
ated from his own unit he kept his
platoon intact. capturing thirty-fvc
prisoners and cleaning out three ma
chinc-Sun nests in the course of his
operations. While making a reconnais-
sancc ahead OF his platoon he per-
wounding their officer. AS a result Of
his skiilful leadership and gallant CON.
duct, his mission was succcsfullv car
ried out.