The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

he Immediately attacked and by skilful
man6uvring and accurate operation of
down in names and drove the other Ave
back into their own lines. on May 81,
Isls. he took the Offensive against two
meters over Aronville, France. shot
down one of them and pursued the other
- far behind the German lines,
pilot. no attacked two enemy battle
planes at an altitude OF $500 meters
bat LsS cs%pbe H wa. s sPts sSr SS
in spite Of his Injury he kept on nshting
planes. to the ground, where il was de-
etroyed by artillery IRE. and had driven
t tns other plane back into ~ own terri
Lick Observatory. Mount Hamilton, Cal.
second Lieut.. RALPH O'NEILL, a. g..
lAIth Aero SQuadron.--For extraordinary
France, July Z. 1918. Lieut.. oNeiil and
four other pilots attacked twelve enemy
esttle planes In violent battle within
three German planes. one OF which was
credited TO Lieut.. oNeili.
HSonIe Oak Leaf is awarded to Lieut..
ONelll for the following act OF extraor-
1913. Lieut.. oNeiii led three other pilots
pnss meas ss'ns ssh' r Ssmsn
Lieut.. o'Nsill attacked the leader. open
Ing hre at about so yasde and closing up
decisive dEht the enemy aircraft fell In
names Lieut.. O'Neill then turned on
three other machines that were attack:
Ing From the rear and brought one of
them down. The other fve enemy planes
wsre driven away. Home address: Mrs.
X: L. o'Neill. ais sonoita street. Nogales.
Can't. DAVID MoK. PETERSON. A. s..
Ninety fourth Aero Squadron.--For ex-
traordlnary heroisn In action near Lune-
Nlie, France. on May .. 1913. Leading a
patrol OF three, Capt. Peterson encoun-
tered nve enemy planes at an altitude
OF $500 meters and Immediately gave
battle Notwithstanding the fact he was
attacked from all sides. this officer by
ekilful man9uvring succeeded in shoot
ing down ono Of the enemy planes and
dispensing the remaining four.
Tho Bronze Oak Leaf Is awarded to Capt.
Peterson for extraordinary heroism in
action near Thiaucourt. France, on May
Peterson encountered two enemy planes
at an altitude OF hfty-two meters He
promptly attacked despite the odds and
shot down one of the enemy, planes In
names While thus engaged he was at
tackled from above by the second enemy
plane, but by skilful maneuv. ,ng he
succeeded In shooting II down also.
Home address: p Il. Peterson. Homes
dale. Pa.
First Lieut.. FRANK A. LLEwELLYN.
pilot, Ninety-ninth Aero Squadron
mother. seas Kenwood avenue, Chicago.
Second Lieut.. ROLAND II. NEIL. e. 4.
u. oDeerNer, Ninety NINTH Aero squadron.
Home address: Joseph ". Seel, father,
Macon. Ga. For extraordinary heroism
in action east of ST. Die, France, Au-
gust II, 1918, Lieut.. Llewellyn. acting as
pilot, and Lieut.. Nee. acting OBJ
server, carried on successfully liai-on
with the infantry during the attack on
Frapolle. They few over the enemy
lines at an altitude OF only 400 meters,
firing on and disconcertinE the enemy
and thereby giving courage and conf
dence to the American forces.
nesDfte haaNy ffsaan IL
machine guns and several batteries OF
anti-aircrRft artillery they performed
their work efficiently. Their airplane
was struck BY a number OF machine gun
bullets, ono OF which cut the rudder and
elevator control wires and caused the
rudder TO jam. The broken control wire
was held and operated by Lieut. Neel
under the direction OF Lieut. LlewelIyn.
Running tho machine together in this
manner they continued tn air lia,son work
until the plane began 70 become unman-
ageshe wheT. an tpte Of its dama ed