The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
NEW YORK AIRMAN
GETS VALOR CROSS
Second Lieut.. Wilbert w,
White Decorated by Per-
shing for Heroism.

y WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.---Another partial
list Of men decorated for exceptional acts
of vaior was given out for publication to-
day by the War Department
T,e report says:
'sThe Commander In Chief, in the name
OF the President, has awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross to the following
named officers for the acts Of extraor-
binary heroism set forth after their
names:
Second Lieut.. wILBERT w. WHITE, I45th
Aero sqnadron.-For extraordinary hero.
ism In action In the regions OF Etain and
ChRmbley, France. Sept. IL, 1918. While
protecting three allied observation planes
attacked by three Hslbe, 'stadt nsh,ers.
He engaged them Immediately, success
fully lighting tnem on and leading them
which were thus permitted TO carry on
their work unmolested While returning
home he dived through a cloud to at
tack an enemy balloon near Chambiey.
bringing IL down In flames Two Fokker
scouts then attacked him. and. although
ne was alone. with intrepid courage he
ing until It went down into vertical
dive out OF control. Pulling UP sharply
s. Fokker as it went over him, putting it 20
Immediate night. Home address: DR..
w. w. white: Sal Lexington avenue
New York y. Y.
First Lieut.; WILLIAM cLARHsoN
traordinary hsroism in action near Dun
sur use, France. sept. 90, 1918. A
planes. While on daylight H coming
mission on Dun-sur- Meuse. was attacked
BY a force Of enemy planes three times
observers guns of the leading machine
were inactive. while its pilot exerted
Enser e Conditions eO demsnain ,s areates,
courage and dete rinina lion. Lieut. Potter
new in close to the leader so as to pro-
held under ever increasing enemy at
tack and in face of the fact that his
leader continued on into Germany. The
conditions became more desperate; sttll
Lieut.. Potter hung on, until his leader
was finally able to make turn about
found that the observer OF the leading
machine had been killed and had fallen
and jammsd the controls; making a
courage and disregard Of danger. saved
the lie of his leader and brought his
machine safely back to our lines Home
address: Mrs Clarkson Potter mother.
10 Avenue du President Wilson. Paris.
France.
Second Lieut.. LOUIS C. SIMON. Jr.. ii7th
Z Aero SquIdrOn--FOr extraordinary hero
dam in action in the Regisn OF HadonvtIs
n les Lachausse. France, Sept. l6, 1913.
While on protection patrol for Amert-
can oDSerNatlOn planes from tne ''tn
Aero Squadron Lieut.. simon was fred
upon by three Halberstadt Olplane hRht-
era. Regard IS of his personal danger
4 he Immediately engaged the enemy. al
though alone, drawing them down ami
away from the observat ton planes. which
continued their important work unmo-
Tested. Lieut.. Simon continued hgnting
at the three Halberstadts hercely In spite
OF the odds against him. He finally
succeeded in getting on the tall OF one.
n and after firing a short burst at close
W range the enemy plane fell out Of con-
~ troll The remaining two planes quickly
broke OF the combat and headed cas-,
with motor full on. Home address: Mrs
- ~. E. simon. Normandis Hotel, Column
BUS. Ohio.