The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-14
Give WAR CROSS
Eleven Men Receive New
American Decoration.
Two Officers, Four NOncOms
and Five PrivateS.

With the American Army in France,
Thursday, June 13.-The distinguished
service cross, the new American war
medal, has been awarded to eleven
members of the American expedition
airy force by General Pershing. An
nouncement was made today that two
Officers, four on-commissioned Off
GERS and five privates had been hon
ored Six of the men were decorated
for bravery in action on February %.
Ambulance drivers. artillerymen. in
fantrymen and a private from the
medical department comprise those
honored.
Following are the citations:
Private (first class) Lece Mcclure
was on duty as a driver OF an am
bulance at an advance post April ~.
During April 10 and 20 he made sew
eral trips to and from a dressing sta
ton reached by an exposed road in
day time for the purpose of bringing
back wounded. On one of these trips
the ambulance was blown from the
road by an explosion of shell and
he was knocked unconscious by the
shock; on recovering consciousness he
returned on foot"
Private first class) Fred A. Rem
nick, on April 4, was ordered to drive
an ambulance to a dressing station.
The road over which it was necessary
to pass was under continuous shell
fire On the way to the dressing sta
ton he received slight wound. In
spite of the wound, which was dressed
at the dressing station, he resumed his
post.
ION the return trip a shell struck
the car, seriously wounding him and
killing his passenger"
Corp. Arthur W. Jones, company
engineers-"He persisted in leaving
shelter and searching for wounded
and bringing them back to the shelter
in the midst of a barrage. Carried on
with the rescue work after he him
self had been gassed.
First Lieut.. Cornelius Bard, engi-
neers-MarcE IT, at the front, he was
knocked down by shell explosion
which caused him to lose conscious
ness for some time. Upon resaining
consciousness he began to search for
his men. For two hours he assisted
Sergeant Need and Corporal Belanger
of his detachmen- back to the trenches
part of the time under the fire of a
German aviator and German shells
Second Lieut.. Ralph Bishop, in
fantry-''Was in command of a work.
ing rarty of about thirty men on the
night of February % when he en-
countered heavy patrol of the enemy
which protected the advance of enemy
assault troops. With GOODNESS and
courage he Immediately placed his
men in shell holes and fought off the
enemy Twice he walked thru the
enemy's and our own barrage to re-
cover the remains~of one of his party
and to collect his own men,
Sergt. ERIC S. Olson, infantry-"Was
a member of a working party which
on the night of February % was well
out in front of an advanced post. His
- party encountered a violent barrage
of the enemy which protected enemy
assault troops. He helped to fight off
tpTT n II ed
back and forth thru the enemy's and
our own barrage to collect his men.
When he heard that his lieutenant was
in trouble he walked back again to
his rescue to where the barrage had
at first overtaken him."
Corp. Ralph S. Sanderson, infantry
was member of a working party
on the night of February % which
was we'll out in front of an advanced
post. The party encountered a violent
barrage of the enemy which protected
the enemy's assault troops. He helped
fight off the German troops and twice
walked back and forth under the
enemy's and our own barrage to COL
lect his men. When he heard his lieu
tenant was in trouble he walked te-f1is
rescue, where the barrage had over
taken him"
Corp. Francis E. Hurley, infantry
Took part in daring raid into the
enemy's lines in the region of - on
night of February 2S He showed
great vigor and entire carelessness and
particularly distinguished himself by
leading patrol into an enemy dugout
whose occupants had refused to sur
render and from which sixteen prison.
ers we're taken
Pvt (first CLASSY Thomas Jolly, med
ical experimentation March 6, while
the area in which he was located was
being heavily shelled by the enemy he
showed extraordinary valor by leaving
his dugout. passing thru 800 meters of
heavy shell fire and rendering aid to
wounded men at great risk to his own
life"
Pvt. Charles Gunter. field artillery
WAS wounded while reporting to
his post under a heavy bombardment
of his battery on February %. He,
nevertheless. served his gun during the
whole duration of the barrage and al
tho wounded displayed extra ordinary
bravery"
Pvt. Edward ]. Farrell, infantry
"On the night of February % while
under a heavy barrage fire on the
- position this soldier twice ran
thru the barrage to assist a comrade
who had been wounded near him in a
trench, and assisted m carrying a
man back to a dugout where first aid
could be rendered.