The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
10 MORE AMERICAN
HEROES WIN HONORS
Distinguished Service Crosses
Awarded for Extraordi-'
nary Bravery.
BROOKLYN MAN ON LIST
Officers and Men Share in
Highest Tributes Paid
to Soldiers.
BROOKLYN MAN ON LIST

The Commander in Chief Of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces has awarded
the distinguished service cross to the fol.
lowing officers and soldiers for the acts
Of extraordinary heroism described after
their names:
Company X, ioSth Infsntry.-ror extra.
Thierry, France. July iO.ss. isis: Pr;
messages through heavy artillery nIe
With sesHlS'e fss.isssn';; seSS a West
s, es. OF East s H a. Mass.
Second Lieut.. r. 4. DECAsTR0. Air Ser
vice, First Aero Squadron. pilot For
In set!oH Be-
epsniaS q day ' q III. 81. Mihi:i Offensive,
A Z. Estsrbrook. observer. voiunteered
TO fly oyer the enemy. lines on pnoi
1GStsPhiS Of P scsomp.nyns battle
Notwithstanding the low hanging elouas
which necessitated operation at an Az;
four kiiometors beyond the German
lines. Attacked by four enemy ma ma,
th nshee ph .ns mission and returned
castro. ,; no,ssr: col East Seventeenth
Vice. Observer, First Aero Squadron
extraordinary heroism IN action near 81
opening day OF the Fl. Mlhlei offensive;
ksat. 4. e. pees.ro. plot. vountse1.d
to ny over the enemys lines on a photo
graphic mission. without the usual pro
lection Of accompanying battle planes
Notwithsta ndlng the low banging Gioues
which necessitated operation at an az,
four Rilome.ers beyond the German lines.
by ,snr enemy the
S afstss. Rome .dd iisSn Ms5or Is
Textbook, father. Fort Fisgier. WASH
inEton.
Firrt Lieut.. WILLIAM r. ERWIN. Air
Service list Squadron-For extraordinary
heroIam IN action in the Chateau Tnisrry
and st Mihiei salient' france; ,rn heJ.
Baucorn, observer. by a long period OF
faithful and heroic operations set an IN
10 duty to his entire squadron. Through
out the Chateau Thierry actions in June
and July. 1913. he new. under the worst
ried out his missions in tho face of
heavy odds. In she st. Mihiel sector
september l2.l5. lsls. he repeated his
low as nfty feet from tho ground behind
the onemys lines, harassing' German
troops with machine gun hre ana SUD-
jeeting himself to attack from ground
twice drove off enemy planes which were
attempting 20 destroy an american op
he dew at extremely low attitudes and
carried out infantry contact patrols sue
esssfu,iy: Asaln AGAIN.. on S Sep.sm0f forced the
crew to abandon Il. shot on his horse
German officer who was trying 70 es-
cape, drove the>cannoneers TO thoif dug
outs and kept them ;here until the In.
fan,ry could come up and capture them.
Home address, william, , A. cs Er%1m'
father, Si+ Fine Arts Building |h'c''''
III.
CORPORAL ALDEN BUSH. deceased. Gem
pany G. 1sbth Infsntry-During the at,
rack on and capture OF the N!Lage OF
France. August !. 1918, Corporal Bush
was fatally wounded. In spite OF his
wound he s;rugEied forward, urging on
and Inspiring MS men and keeping up
with the attacking wave until he fell.
Mex, o; kin. r.. L. bush. father. Rock
ford. Mich.
Company 4. Iesth Infsntry-For extra
ordinary heroism In action near the River
Ourcq. northeast of Chateau Thlerry
sFrance. During the advance OF July 80.
ISIS while in command OF his platoon: Ser
Eeant spautz showed extraordinary hero
ism. leading his men on In the ADVANCE,
by enemy shells. After having been
wounded by machine gun IRE he 81!
continued to s sdyanes n Utmost to oh adj
x.n%e. Next Of KIN. Michaei spau,s,
Davis avenue. Dubuque. la.
Corporal HARRY =; H3RGAN. deceased.
traordInary heEoism in action at fsrme
f De Me jury 81. 1919 After ii: platoon
had moved from q. open Tno nsld H 70 ,he
returned 10 the held under heavy ma
chine gun FIRE to rescue a WOUNDED COM
rads lying in an exposed position and
,ried to save. Next Of kin. Mr., J. {.
watson, Congress junction. Arizona.
Private FRANK FLEIsCHMAN. deceased.
Company X, lioth lnfantry-For eS-
schwiller. Alsace. August Al. 1918. After
a raid against enemy trenches he yolun-
teered 10 accompany his platoon leader
member of the platoon who had been
wounded. While engaged in this cour-
ageous duty he was mortnlly wounded.
Next of kin. Charles Fleischman. father.
Sergeant FRANK ANDREA, deceased.
Campany q. nth Infantry-Tor ex-
traordinary heroism in action near Gre
fancy. France, JAY IL. 1918 Sergeant
enemy patrol hal captured two ambu-
lancos Containing American wounded or
the road east Of HE position. He organ
lied relief party. personally COM
nsnded IL, drove the enemy to rout. re-
covered the ambulance and the wounded
men and broush, them back to our
sister. rIerisford, s y.
First Lieut.. JOHN u. MATHIS. deceased,
Tweuty-th,rd InfantTy-FoT extraordl-
nary heroism In action in the Chateau
Thierry Sector. France, June 6, 1913. As
a leader Of platoon on lha FIRST day
of the Chateau ThIcrry battle, he demon
strated conspicuous courage and ability.
fearlessly going forward at the head Of
his command through hostile machine
gun fire. Killed while leading a gallant
charge, his daring inspired his men to