The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-25
FEATS0F WAR.
MEDAL HEROES
DESCRIBED
I. $. Gunnery Sergeant
Takes Initiative. and
Captures Fortified Post.
4 CHAPLAIN Is IN LIST
Tennessee Marksman. Alone,
Kills Crews Of Two Enemy
Machine Guns.
4 CHAPLAIN Is IN LIST

N the snbjoined story Of fndtriduai
ieats of onlldntry under FIRE performed
BY Am"rican soldiers in France the
rnmos Of some Of the heroes cannot BE-
oirer. This is Indicated by the cord
"de'e'ed." This il due to an army order
prohibiting the cabling OF any casual
ne' by correspondents u,itn after the
waves Of the ,1oundeG rnd dead hare
BEEN forwarded to Washington
ny RAYMOND G. CARROLL.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Srx and
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1915: oil rights reserred
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
'une -. The notebook record OF
American valor extends with each trip
: make to the forward areas west OF
"aa,eau Thierry. Herewith are more
instances Of authenticated heroism OF
our soldiers who are listed for medals
'Hd honors from the French and the
American Governments.
Gunnery Sergeant Ralph Judd Of De
Kalb, Ill.-When all officers OF his pla-
:noa were wounded. took command and
captured a fortified machine gun posi-.
ton.
Private - tdeleted) Of De, Rio. Tex.
Was wounded three times In the at
tack upon Bouresches and remained az
h!s post Later finding that reinforce
nsnte we're needed he returned to his
battalion headquarters and got nineteen
cooks and orderlies and with them put
the wounded upon trucks and brought
through to Bouresches badly needed sup
Plies and ammunition.
Raiiies Ammunition Party.
Private Earl Eeredenburg. Mechanic
willie. y. Y.-When all except one OF his
outht In command were wounded. rallied
his ammunition party and went forward
under heavy shell hre.
corporal Lloyd Pike Of silver Springs.
y Y.--Stuck to his automatic rife after
s.l members Of his crew were wounded
and kept firing until he was ordered by
hs commanding officer to withdraw.
Corporal Roy Chase OF Ch!ca go-After
al commanders and senior non-commis-
.oned officers OF his platoon were
wounded, held on and led his company
IN the capture Of two machine guns.
after wiping out the German crews.
Chaplain julius Babst OF Chicago
Volunteered to go forward with a regi-
meat TO which he did not belong. He
went ,hir,y-siX hours without sleep. ad-
mia.sterlng comfort to wounded and the
asst rites to the dying. regardless OF
their creed.
Corporal Duncan Hutchinson Of
ithaca y Y-After two officers and two
been Killed. took command Of the platoon
hat hpA
eeen gained.
Private william Jacobson OF Chicago
Go, nicl;ed in the nose, buR kept on de-
yering messages. He tainted several
tines, but got up and went about his
Sork.
Fights Despite wounds.
Lieut. (deletedD OF Vancouver. Wash.
Continued in charge of his platoon
a'er he had been wounded and made ap.
lreciabe gains and captured machine
gun.
Corporal William Ge!se. Mahanoy
City, pa-seelng that his Lieutenant
and sergeant had been shell shocked
and rendered unconscious. took charge OF
sTairs and continued to advance:
Sergeant John Magoon. Littleton. ".
H.--Was In an observation post In an
sdvanced line. He saw the Germans
massing for an attack upon the French
position, He got word back to bat
talon headquarters for the French to
prepare for a wholesale slaughter Of
Germans.
Private Louis karkenrider Of Grit
n's, Ind--wcnt out under a heavy
Drrk. a,l,, L.. Anl
!len
Private Robert Slower Of Creek. Tenn.
na crack squirrel shooter at home. His
captain during American attack upon
Hill l42 twice sent out details Of three
men each to get two machine guns that
were fanking our position. Slower
begged TO be sent alone. as all twelve
OF the others had either been killed or
wounded ana the enemy guns were still
active. TRY your luck.' said his cap
tain, Slower wriggled through the grass
up the side OF hill and getting into
POSITION picked of the crews Of both
guns which thereupon fell into our pos
session,
Halt Enemy Advance.
Corporal Joseph Cannon OF Harton.
.do. and Private William Edwards OF
Phtsburg--Working out from their pla-
'!on they got beyond their objective
With automatic rifles they forced bat
terry of German 1903 and after they had
thus halted a well planned advance OF
tn" enemy worked their way back to
our lines.
Capt. Arthur Turner OF Wi!kesbarre
P'.-Was at all times foremost In the
0lerat!on against the enemy In Belleau
Wood from June 10 TO ~. BY his good
Sors he Insured liaison b'.ween the
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