Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR,
IS CITED FOR CALAMITY
Two Entire Battalions OF Field Artil.
lery Also Mentioned by General
Commanding Troops.
ENGINEERS HIGHLY PRAISED
Personnel OF Sanitary Section Dis
plays Great Bravery - Citation
Refers to Officers and Men at
Cantigny.
IBy Associated Press.

by Associate Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 29--Nlaior Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr.. has been cited by the
general commanding the troops TO
which his unit is attached. for con
spicoous sallantry" in action. duriHs
the operations connected with th- cap
taie and subsequent defense at Can
tiEuy.
In addition. 1872 other members OF tn.
First Division and two entire batteries
or field artillery are cited. The fol-
lowing citation refers to Battery {,
of the Fifth Field Artillery:
The personnel Of this battery served
their guns continuously with great skill
while subjected to hostile gas bonn
bardment. thus contributing in large
measure to the success OF the opera
tons"
OF Battery y, of the Seventh Field
Artillery, Captain Edward NJ. Smith,
commanding, the following is snid:
Captain Smith and the personnel OF
this battery, although subjected to
three fires for its destruction and to
Il heavy bombardment during the en-
emy's counterattack, served their guns
in the open and displayed great cour-
age and tireless devotion"
Company ID, FIRST Engineers. was
cited as follows:
Although handicapped at the be-
ginning of the action by the loss of
TWO officers killed and one wounded
nevertheless it carried out its mission
in a highly efficient and satisfactory
manner.
I'm addition to its duties it acted as
an infantry reinforcement. and dur
Hav In
killed and wounded
Sanitary Section. L. S. GAG. is thus
cited:
The personnel OF this section. with
out regard to personal danger, dis
played great courage and devotion to
duty in assisting In evacuatins the
wounded
The citations of officers and men re-
corded in simple language the engage
ment at Cantigny. They read as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant 6. p. Gather (since kill
cd in actor With splendid courage
and coolness, he mounted the parapet
Of n trench and directed a destructive
thanking fire from two automatic rife
teams exposed to seven German ma
chine guns.
Lieutenant e D. Orreil = With.
bravery and GOODNESS in handling a
platoon under heavy bombar dmcnt, ne
defeated an enemy counterattack. in
fiicling heavy losses.
Sergeant Edward hester Owicz-
Knocked unconscious by st shell and
left behind he staggered on and re-
Joined his company, after which. mCr-
tally wounded, he died.
Sergeant William l.. Kouns-Se-
riously wounded. he helped to repel a
counterat,ack, assisted the wounded
and refused to quit.
Sergeant Frank Kelly. machinegun-
ncr--Hc brought in two wounded and
did valiant service with the accuracy
of his machine gun.
Corporal Joseph Samere-Hs wired
an important position while under ma
chine gun fire and assisted a wounded
comrade."
Citations of rrivates follow:
brooks c. Bowlcs-Be crept, several
hundred yards in daylight under a ter
rife machine-gun and rifle fire TO res
cue a wounded comrade lying in the
open.
George Purcell-cited for a similar
action to that of Bowles.
willard relty-Exposed to enemy
machine guns, he silenc"d with mis-
automatic "A German machine gun and
reduced the fire of others until his
own weapon was useless.
Fred NJ. Meyer-He shielded an
automatic rifle firer with his body.
enabling the riheman to silence Ger
man machine gun. Meyer was killed
as the result of his action.
Shelton Armes--Wounded in two