The sun., 1918-10-30
TWO new YORK AIR
HEROES GET CROSS
Lieuts. L. G. Bcrnheimer and
James S. d. Burns Hon
Ored for ValOr.
LATTER'S WOUNDS, FATAL
Four American Airplanes
Were Attacked by Twelve
German Filters.
LATTER'S WOUNDS FATAL

Gen. Pershing for special acts or Nalor.
Among the officers named are two New
Workers. and Second Lieut.. Roger A.
Hitchcock of California. air pilot. who
has since been reported killed in action.
All the citations are for men of the aero
squadrons.
In its report under to-day's date the
War Department says;
"The Commander in Chief OF the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces. In the name
OF the President, has awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross to the following
officers and soldiers for the acts of ex-
traordinary heroism described after their
names:
First Lieut.. LOUIS q. BERNHEIMER, a.
~, pilot; home address, sidney Bern
heimer. l3S Seventy-second street, New
York. Second Lieut. JOHN w. JOR-
DAN. +. A., observer; home address, b.
L. Frybarger, uncle. Hyde Park Hotel,
Chicago. second Lieut.. ROGER w.
HITCHCOCK. A. s.. pilot tsince reported
killed IN action; home address Mrs:
Roger w Hitchcock. wife Bernard
Lieut.. JAMES $. ID. BURNS. 16sth In
fantry. observer. deceased; next of kin.
Mrs. zIas Burns. mother, l2i Feather
bed lane. New York. FRS. Lieut.. JOEL.
II. McCIEND0N. a. s.. pilot. deceased;
CHARLES W. PLtMMER. IoIst 7. A..
observer. deceased. next OF kin. Henry
W. Piummer, father; r. +. D. 4. PATIO
maka, New Bedford. Mass. First Lieut..
PHILIP X. BABCOCk. a. =. pilot;
home address, Susan +. Babcock mother.
JOSEPH A. PALMER. 18th +. A.. OBJ;
server; next O. kin. John y. Palmer.
father. 3io Mcintyre avenue. GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
For extraordinary herolsm in action
fismes, France. Aug. II. 1913. Under protection
OF three pursuit planes each carving pilot
dan. in charge Of a photo plane, carried out
successfully a hazardous Photographic mission
over the enemy's lines to the River Aisne
The four American ships were attacked by
twelve enemy battleplanes. Lieut.. Bernheimer
by coolly and skilfuly maneuvrng his ship
and Lieut.. Jordan by accurate operation Of his
machine gun, In spite Of wounds in the
shoulder and leg, aided materially In the vic.
tory which came 20 the American ships and
returned safely with thirty-six valuable photo
graphs. The pursuit plane operated by Lleuts.~
Hitchcock and Burns WAS disabled while these
two officers were fighting effectively. Lieut.
Burns mortally wounded and his body
3ammeed the controls. After headong fall
Of 2, 500 meters Lieut.. Hitchcock succeeded in
regaining control Of this plane and ploted II
back to his airdrome Lieuts McClendon and
Plummer shot down and killed after
vigorous combat with five Of the enemys
planes. Lieuts. Babcock and Palmer by gallant
and skilful fighting aided in driving on the
German planes and were materially responsible
for the successful execution of the Photographic
mission.
Ffrst Lieut.. RICHARD c. ". PAGE. 4. $
pilot: home address, Carter H. Page Jr
father, Fort Myers. Florida and First
Lieut.. JOHN I. RANCOURT. 10sd y. A..
observer; home address. Miss Florence
Rancourt. sister, 1871 North Main street.
Providence. r.. I. For extraordinary
in on r5 nssr smss dee
tailed to fly without escort on visual
reconnaissance over the enemys lines.
They were attacked by six enemy battle
planes $500 meters over Fismes. The
Americans unhesitatingly fought this SUI
perior number OF the enemy. Lieut..
Rancourt was three times seriously
wounded in the legs above the knees,
yet he continued to operate his machine
gun and shot down one OF the enemy
planes. In spite of the fact that his
elevator controls on one side had been
shot away, Lieut.. Page hkilfully ma
I n1uvred the plano throughout the COM
bat and piloted IL safely back to his air
drome.
First: Lieut.. WALTER J.. AVERY. a. :,
95th Aero squadron.-For extraordinary
srFGsm Fr,p Sg.on y north cRS, %,
lines Lieut.. kSery Very attacked d"g an eH enemS
pied he was vigorously attacked by an
ether eth plane . but by quick turn, skill
he drove the second plane to the Amer,
lean side OF the lines. where II crashed
ssG been ~G Ssa ds a Ave 6y GtS
but he made a successful landing BACK
oner, was a German ace credited with
sixteen victories; Lieut.. Avery. CON
cause his plane had been seriously dam
i HnI. at t tSs Beginning Of the eOmH sss
Frsnk,in a' Srs'. colambas. O. every 'i''
First Lieut.. FRED W, NORTON. A. s..
9th Aero squadron, deceased.-For
Toul sector, Frame, on July =, 1873 Us
Lieut.; Norton. as flight commander. led
American formation q far
large German patrol His command
nven BY some lD nine on ,ne
the German army. Although both OF
h. guns jsmned at ne BEGINNING OF
Lieut.. Norton stayed with the formation,
skilfuily man9uvring his machine to
by enemy planes four dneTen tines tines.
but skiltnily avoided them or dived at
great moral help to his comrades who
s''T JSy i've q t The SGn2 Planes .;
Home address: Mrs Frank Norton. ia
West First street, Columbus. Ohio.
MoND. x. $. eth Aero 'saaadron.G
For extraordinary heroism in action
machine in formation of three three wh Gns
was escorting three reconnaissance
account OF motor trouble he was un-
sSG w P eR thus up Tat5 Dis somP%npns
by an enemy machine. In spite d the
condition OF his engine and his prea-
ence far within the German lines Lieut.
RAYMOND vigorously attacked the Ger
he succeeded In retoining his patrol.
Home address: Judge Robert F. Ray
mond, Superior Court House. Boston,
Mass
First Lieut.. JOSEPH c. RAIBLE, JR..
\: y, 18th Aero Squadron.-For eEtraor-
binary heroism in action near Chateau
1hierry, July 5, 1915 Lieut.. Raible and three
other pilots, at altitude OF L. 700 meters
STACKED an enemy formation Of eight ba tile.
t planes hying at an altitude OF {, 900 meters.
The German machines dived on them, and
Lieut. Raible engaged two In combat. In
hard night, lasting nye minutes and finishing
one OF the attacking party and drove on the
other Home address j. c. Raible clO2
Chestnut street Hannibal, Mo.
First Lieut.. ARTHUR II. ALEXANDER,
binary heroism In action an Sept l. 1915.
While on a bombing expedition with other
planes from his squadron. Lieut.. Alexander
engaged In running fight over hostile
envy battle planes from Frlauvile TO Canon.
Vile, France. He seriously wounded in
the abdomen by machine gun bullet and his
observer was shot through legs. Although
weak from pain and loss 0f blood Lieut.
Alexander ploted his plane back to his own
elrdrome and concealed the fact OF his in.
Jury until after his observer had been cared
sndrr. Box lo5 Wellesley, MAss
first Lieut.. DONALD u. WARNER A. T..
e6th Aero SquadrOn.-FOr extraordinary
heroism In action on Sept 4, 1913 While on
oomplng expedition with other planes from his
tYuauIon, Lieut.. Warner engaged In a run.
ming night over hostile territory with a su.
perlor number Of enemy battleplanss from,
r1mn1, to Lsmorvile, France, During the
.ompat he was severely wounded, his right
thlkh being badly shattered In snIta - III.