The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-01
z NEW WAR MEDALS
ARE AGREED UPON
FOR j. s. SOLDIERS
The ID. S. c. and the d. S. M.
Will Enable the Government 10
Fittingly Recognize Acts of
Heroism of Fighting Men.

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Washington April The war de
plrtmout has supplemented the con
gressioual medal eft honor wJ.h two
new decorations for tuos" distinguish
ing themselves iu the war
The new decorations have been Jcs-
iEnated The Distinguished Service
Cross and "Th, Distinguished Service
Medal Already these Titles have be-
come abbreviated TO I'd : g." and
- ;. NJ" In the official order 81
the war department announcing their
creation they are described as fol-
lows.
Distinguished Service Cross. \
bronzc cross OF appropriate ccsign
. % ribbon To- he worn Ia lieu there
Of. to be awarded by the president.
or in the name Il TIA" president. hy
the commanding general Of the Amer
irJu cN-peditiunury forces IN Europe, TO
any person who. while serving In amy
capacity Iu thc army. shall hereafter
distinguish himself. or herself. or who.
since April e. 1917 has distinguished
himself or herself. hv extraordinary
heroism iu connection with military
operations against an armed enemy
of the United States under circum-
stauces which do not Justify the award
of the Medal OF Honor,
distinguished Service Medal \
bronze medal of appropriate design
and a ribbcu to be worn In lieu there
Of, TO be awarded to any person
who has distinguished himself or her
self 10y exceptional moriturluus service
10 the government IN e duty of great
responsibility IN time of war, or iu
connection with military operations
against an armed enemy OF the United
States
Wound IiibOns Al~o.
The same order provides for the
issuance Of wound ribbons 10 Off
Gers and men who are injured Iu
action. and for 'war scrvic" chey-
rous" for each six months uf service
during the present war
The phrase under circumstance
which du uc Justify the award Of
the MrtBl of Honor refers tu tho re-
s,rictiou Included in the regulations
governing the award of the most
highly praised decoration iu our milf
tury service and-it is generally con.
coded the most difficult 90 obtain of
AN insignia regardless uf what couu-
try is the sponsor This restriction
makes II necessary for tine deed uf
hcroisu 20 he outside the line uf
duty
Troops which defend q position
against seemingly impossible odds. the
officer who, az the risk of his lifc,
saves his guns from capture the naval
officer who under orders braves "a
mine infested channel, are not eligible
for the Medal of Honor, since the acts
enumerated would all he considered
as within their duty
The 81. s. c." and CD s., NJ how
ever. VIII enable the government %
nttingiy recognize these men without
lowering the high standard which has
been set for the highest decoration
General wood Honoicd.
Two general officers of the Amcri-
can army hold the Medal OF HQnor.
Mai Gen Leonard WOOD won the
coveted decoration while he was in
the medical corps OF the ermy, iu
the medical corps uf the army iu
1855. During the campaign against
the Apaches. General Wood Uhen as
sistant surgeon, according 20 the
official record. voluntarily carried
dispatches through "a region snfeste,
with hostile Indians. making Il iour-