Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-10
MANY men CITED FOR
Their CALAMITY
Members of the Twenty eight
Infantry Are Named BY
the Committee.

with the American Army in France
eby maii).-More than 1870 officers and
men OF Il Twenty eighth infantry
Irregular army nave been cited by Mai.
Gen. Robert l.. Billiard, commanding
the First division Of the Second army
corps for conspicuous gallantry in ac-
non during the operations connected
with the capture and defense Of Can
tigny from May q to 81"
Colonel Hanson r. Ely, commander
OF the Twenty eighth. was one of those
cited for having displayed conspicuous
making quick decisions and preserving
the mission of his regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert j. MaXey,
of Missoula, Mont, who was fatally
wounded in tina action and who died a
few days later, was cited for having
face of heavy she'll n machine gun
fire" His citation adds: He was cool
under fire and q dependable leader.
Although fatally wounded, he ave de-
tailed directions to his second in COM
mand as to just what to do and caused
himself to be carried to the post OF
command of his regiment to give in
formation to his regimental commander
that he considered very important be-
fore being evacuated. This was under
intense shell and machine gun fire"
Capt. John S. Manning, of Brooklyn.
n. Y, whose death was later an
nounced, was cited for having dis
played unusual GOODNESS n disregard
Of danger under heavy artillery when
he visited the various portions OF his
sector n encouraged and set an ex-
ample to his men,"
Privates Edward C. Pitt, Clarence
Fields and Fred d. Marshall, automatic
riflemen, who received citations, were
posted in a particularly exposed place
and put an enemy machine gun out OF
action, killing six Of the enemy. They
continued at their post until Pitt and
Fields were killed by she'll fire n
Marshall wounded.
Sergeant j. C. Hurd, intelligence sec
ton, was cited for devotion to duty In
maintaining three observation posts
under his command. Twice his posts
were destroyed, but Sergeant Hurd dug
his men out and continued to send back
valuable information. Others citeo
were:
Lieut.. Col. j. M. Cullison.
Major George F. Rozelle. jr.
Captains-Willis j. Tack, A. B.. Stew
art, Clarence r. Oliver, James A. An
derson. Edward S. Johnston. Henry
Mosher, Clarence r. Huebner, William
e.. Livesay, and Jean Simouths, OF the
French army.
Lieutenants-Jean Hugo, French Ii
Alison officer: William A. Davidson,
Theodore S. Ssen, vinton A. bearing.
Anderson. NJ. w. Williams. George G.
Haydock, Richard Newhall, s.. c. Soren-
sen, Samuel Smith, j. L. Hartney, 81. u.
Gayer,'Paul g. Cox. Thomas II. Wat
son. Charles McKnolly, G. M. Drumm,
Paul w. D%errickson, Francis 9. Mac
Carter, Daniel w. Birmingham, w.
Ross Gahring. John H. Church, M. G.
Buchanan, Arthur P. Watson, Joseph
p. Terrence. Carl w. Barnett. John II.
Caron, Wilmer j. Montgomery, Sydney
I: Crowley. John DoSgl nan GTawrord'
Sergeants-Louis Geiger. II. L. john
son, Floyd e. Potter. Hans p. Chris
tianson, Jeremiah Sheehy, Keron j.
Ryan. Crockett c.. Lack, Frank L. Ma
bairos, Mani:he Stonecipher, Henry
Johnson, Stephen Paiaschak. Edwin G.
Carlson. Arthur ~Vaillencourt, James
observation-disclosures H. De Ford. Stan
ley Lageaise. Clair A. Wallace, Gust
Behlke. Clarence r. Brantor, Robert
Finnegan. George G. Keltos. Edward
Prime. JOSEPH. J. Jindra, Raymond
Stewart. Hugh L. Thompson. Abe L.
Allen, Martin Jensen.
Interpreters r. H. Lecoin.
Priyates-Harry F. E~dnaondson, wy
att Pridemor.. Daniel P. Freeman,
Dewey Halphen. Ton O'Keefe, Fred l..
Gum, John B. White, Joseph +. Moffat.
Frank d. Miller, Philip Miller. Bromis-
law Ptak. Ra ymond Joholski, Hector
Elkout, Kenneth S. Wells. Donenico
Cerio, Hugh E. Smith. Frank j. Rey-
holds. Emory Mahafey, Charles z.
Wharton. Marvin G. Wright, George
v. Austin, Harry Skinner. Albert Ag-
new, John M. Griner, Benjamin A.
Moreland. William w. Schovillie. Will
IAN Kidd, Charles Wethrington, Ed
ward White. Jasper Reed, Frank C
Robin. Emery l. Baker, Samuel J.
Erwin, Walter j.. Jones. Artkar Fl
Williams, John Groves, George w
Brown. Johnnie Edwards. Jerome An
CELL, Maurice w. Watson, Fred J. "
Ergenz. Savia Hancock. Henry E
Quinn, Lexie D0Wnhan, David II. (:lapp
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