New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

October 6, 1918. Lieutenant Goettler.
with his observer, Lieutenant Erwin
T.. Bleckley, left the airdrome late in
the afternoon on their second trip to
drop supplies to battalion of the
17th division, which had been cut off
by the enemy in the Argonne Forest.
Having been subjected on the first trip
to violent fire from the enemy, they
attempted on the second trip to come
still lower in order to get the pack
ages even more precisely on the desig-
mated spot. In the course of this mis-
sion, the plane was brought. down by
from the ground resulting in the in
slant death Of Lieutenant Goettler. In
attempting and performing this mis-
sion, Lieutenant Goettler showed the
highest possib e contempt for personal
danger, devotion to duty, courage and
valor." Home address: Mrs. Gertrude
Goettler, mother. 1850 Dover Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Second Lieutenant Erwin r. Bleckley,
field artillery. observer, deceased, 18th
probably 50th) Aero Squadron. "For
pE;Straordlnary =; p;:st;1, heroism in action near
hlnarville, France, October 6, 1918.
Lieutenant Bleckley, with his pilot,
Second Lieutenant Harold E. Goettler.
left the airdrome late in the afternoon
on their second trip to drop supplies
to battalion of thes 77th Division
which had been cut off by the enemy in
the Argonne Forest. Having been sub
jected on the first trip 10 violent fire
from the enemy, they attempted on the
second trip to come still lower in
order to get the packages even more
precisely on the designated spot. In
the course of his mission, the plane
hr0nuhf hxyo r,A
machine-gun fire from the ground, re-
sulting in fatal wounds to Lieutenant
Bleckley who died before he could be
taken to hospital. In attempting and
performing this mission, Lieutenant
Bleckley showed the highest possible
contempt for personal danger, devotion
to duty, courage and valcr." Home ad-
dress: L. E. Bleckley, father, Fourth
National Bank, Wichita, Kan.
Chaplain James Norman King, 31oth
Infantry. "For extraordinary heroism
September 1e. 1918. Chaplain King
gave proof of unhesitating devotion and
energy far beyond all call of his duty
as battalion chaplain. He was contin-
ually on the outpost line, searching for
and burying the dead and circulating
among the men in the trenches. Dur
ing the entire period the line was sub.
jected to extremely heavy shelling from
the enemy; yet he allowed nothing to
interfere with his having burial SER
vices for the dead that were brought
to the burial ground located within the
shelled area. He was sent to the near
est --, but he prevailed upon the
surgeon to allow him to return to the
front and continue his work. Home
address: Mrs. Kathleen E. King, oil
Franklin Street, Lima, Ohio.
Sergeant Mathew jenkins. Company
f, 37Oth Infantry. "For extraordinary
heroism in action, September 20, 1918:
Sergeant Jenkins was in command of
a detachment and was ordered to at
tack the German line. After rescuing
charged with his detachment, took a
fortified tunnel and being far in ad
vance of our lines and without rations
and ammunition, held the position for
more than thirtysix hours, until re-
leved, making use of captured guns
and ammunition to repel the counter
attacks made upon him" Home ad-
dress: Luke Turter, friend, East
Forty second Street, Chicago, Ill.
First Lieutenant Jamcs knowles,
jr., 95th Aero Squadron. "For extraor-
Faucon, France, October 8, 1915 While
on voluntary patrol over the enemy's
lines, Lieutenant Knowles observed
three enemy Fokkers stacking one Of
our balloons. He unhesitatingly at
tackled. and in bitter combat that last
ed for five minutes he succeeded in
bringing one of the enemy planes down
in flames and driving Off the Others"
Home address,: James Knowles, ST.,
father, 81 Brattle Street, Cambridge,
Mass.
Corporal Willie Green, Company B,
358th Infantry. "For extraordinary
heroism in action near Nulcey, France,
September IL. 1913. Wills officers we're
holding conference in Il dugout on
our outpost line, Gernan patrol came
across small foothtidge directly to
the entrance of the dugout and threw
Il grenade inside. Corporal Green,
without any thought of personal dan
ger, in order to save his, officers from
injury, stood on the grenade, and then
shot two Of the retreating patrol"
Home address: J. D.4 Green. Hastings,
Okla