Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-03-29
AMERICANS GIVEN
SERVICE CROSSES
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March Is. tBy the A. PD-
The honor of being the first men ont.
side the American service 10 receive
the distinguished service cross has
fallen upon two French officers-Ma-
jor Jacques Corbaron, of the French
mission attached to the American
forces which were at Luneville. and
Lieut. De La Giglais of the French ar
tillery. Both officers gave assistance
TO the American troops while they
were under heavy fire. The dist;n-
guished service cross has also been
awarded to the following Americans:
Colonel Douglas Macarthur, Colonel
George f. Leach, Lieutenant Colonel
VIM. A. Donahue, Captain Thomas T.
Handy. Captain Philip J. McAuley.
First Lieut.. W. E Word. Captain Chas
j. Casey. Captain Lloyd ID. Ross, Cap
tain Richard Smith and First Lieut. !.
p. Rosenwald of the medical corps.
All these officers distinguished
themselves in the fighting on the Lune
vile sector.
Praised by Pershine.
General Pershing has sent a special
message to the Eext of kin of Medical
Sergeant Peterson. who was wounded
in action March 5th, and who died lat
er. Notwithstanding his wound Peter
son supervised the care of wounded
brought TO the dressing station The
cross was awarded him for his devo-
ton to duty.
Major COrbaron participated in an
assault on an enemy position March }
which later was occupied by the Amer
leans and the name of which it is now
permitted to give. When three lines
had been overrun. Major Corbaron vo,-
UNFAIRLY joined an American company
which underwent a severe enemy fire
announcing the bestowal of his cross
as sent to Washington. says:
This officer, by his GOODNESS and
conspicuous courage. had marked ef-
feet on the American organization un
dergoing its baptism of fire"
Helped Americans
Lieut.. De La Giglais entered a quar-
~ acre an American battery was IN.
der a heavy fire March 5th near Pc
rome and aided materially in encour
aging the American artillerymen.
Colonel Macarthur and Captain Han
dy participated in the March 9 en-
gagement and received the same COM
mendation to Washington as Major
Corbaron. Colonel Leach and Lieut.
Colonel DOnOhue were with Lieut. DE
La Giglais.
Captain Casey and Captain Ross com
manded companies in dual company
recommended with the French March
5th and showed especial gallantry.
winning the commentator of their
colonel and brigade commander. Cap
tain Smith won his cross for bold inl-
tiative" and prudence in conducting
sixty-nine men, who were repairing the
construction on communication lines
in the vicinity of Du Manonviller, to a
place of safety"
After arriving there Captain Smith
returned and brought in the body of
a mOrtally wounded French soldier Al
ter which he fell exhausted. Lieu..
ROsenwald, while attached to an artil-
lery regiment twice entered a battery
position under heavy fire in order
properly to care for wounded"
Given French Cross
General Pershing has sent the fol-
lowing message to the war department
at W aSehgtOn:
Il request that you express my sin
cerest sympathy to the nearest rela-
tive of Sergeant Peterson. Mortally
wounded, he gave instructions for the
care of wounded and made a first aid
post in order to save the lives of the
men about him. He was a gallant sol
der and / awarded him the distin-
guished service cross"