Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-18
AWARD HERO
MEDALS

Distinguished service crosses have
been awarded by General Pershing
to the following Iowa officers for
extraordinary heroism in action:
Major Lloyd D. Ross, One Hun
dred Si&V-eighth infantry For the
following acts of extraordinary he
roism in action. Major Ross is
awared bronze oak leaf, to be worn
on the distinguished service cross
awarded him March Is, 1918. The
courage. resolution and resource of
Major Ross, as battalion comman-
der, made possible the successful
capture of Hills 28S, 242 and Cote de
Chatillon. October IA, IS and 10,
1918, which was accomplished only
alter the most desperate fighting
through wire and trenches against
a resolute and determined defense
involving frequent and bitter coun-
ter-attacks. His brilliant and de-
termined leadership was an example
and inspiration to the entire COM
nand. Home address: Mrs. L. D.
Ross, wife, COS Hammond ST., Red
Oak, Ia.
Licut-Col, Emory J, Pile, Ode
ceased). Division Machine Gun Of
hcer, Eighty Second division. For
extraordinary heroism in action near
Norroy, France, September IS, 1918.
Having gone forward to reorganize
forces which had become disorgan-
lied, Colonel Pile was MORALLY
wounded, but he remained on the
spot and, even though helpless, con-
tinued with great courage and forti-
tude to direct the reorganization
until it was completed and the posi-
iton held. Next of kin. Martha
Agnes Pile. daughter, 1906 Tenth
street. Des Moines. Ia.
Distinguished service crosses have
been awarded by General Pershing
to other officers and men as follows:
Corporal James V. Gleason;
Brigadier General Douglas Mac
Arthur. Santa Barbara, Cal; Cor
poral Hursey A. Dakin Freewater,
Ore; Private Guy A. Nelson, Al
bert Lea. Mimi; Sergeant Richard
H. Vaughn. Royersfofd, Pa; Cor
poral Julius Nelson, Lincoln, Mimi;
Private Vincent Maslowski, Ken
osha, Wis; Private James B.
Townsend. Troy, Ala; Private Al
fred r. Simpson, Cedar Valley,
Tex; Captain Allen Fletcher; First
Lieutenant Robert L. Campbell,
Greensboro. N. c.; Hugh w. Nc
Nair, Houghton, Mich.
A distinguished service cross has
been awarded by General Pershing
to the following Nebraska soldier
for extraordinary heroism as fol-
lows:
Sergt. Martin Jansen, Company A.
355th infantry, for extraordinary
heroism in action, near Flirey,
France, September II, 1918. Coming
up in rear of two platoons of bat
talon of first line, Sergeant Jansen,
belonging to another battalion, no.
ticed the two platoons were held
up by machine gun fire from the
front and flank and appeared to be
without a leader. Fearlessly expos
ing himself, he ran from one end of
the line to the other, urging the men
forward until both platoons had
moved across small gulley out of
danger from the machine gun fire.
His bravery and leadership thus pre-
vented the interruption of the ad-
vance of the entire first line. Home
address: George Jansen, Rushville,
Neb.
Crosses have been awarded to
other men as follows2 Private
Charles Wayne Walton. Woodbury.,
New Jersey; Private Ned Crawford,
Cleveland, O.: Private James S.
Adams, Arlington, New Jersey;
Private Bernard Lewis, Washing
ton, D. C., Second 1t. Harold f.
Goettler, Chicago, Ill.,; Second 1t.
Erwin r. Bleckley, Wichita, Kan:
Chaplin James Norman King, Lima,
O.; Sergt. Mathew Jenkins. Chicago,
ILL.,; First 1t. James Knowles. jr.,
Cambridge, Mass; Corp. Willie
Green, Hastings, Okl.; Col. John H.
Parker; Corp. Joseph A. McAlister,
Brooklyn. N. Y.