The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
MEMBERS OF THE E|GHT|ETH
DIVISION AWARDED DECORAT TONS

! service Cross-.For extraordinary hero
! ism in action near 3ui$ dos Fay. Franco
| 5 October 1918. while Leading a patrol
! So rrcant Johnson encountered terrific
| machin" gun FIRE. which forced MN I"
/ ORDER his patrol 10 cover. II" then "u-
! vancCd alone. working his way I" IN"
rest. which nc destroyed. and allowed
| for tho continuance Of patrol. Later the
same day. H. bravcd the p"rlls of an rN-
| tremcly heavy barragc 10 bring I" safety
| a wOundrd COmradr who was lying ""V
! va rds in advance OF the lines"
| Sergeant Walter I. Barnhart. Com
rany |, 32Nth Infantry distinguished
! service crnss-"For extraordinary hero
! ism in action near Bots den D"Ia
/ Franco. - September. 1918. Accom-
pa nicd by an officer. Sergeant Barnhart
! advanced against an enemy machln" gun
nest which was holding up the adranc"
Of his company. when they had reached
! a point within SO yards Of IN" gun. they
J were fired upon and the officer was Sc
| V, rely wounded. Sergeant Barnhart I'M
| med,atclv picked the officer up and
| through n hail of machine gun bullets.
| brought him 10 a position Of safety
| Corporal Jiozef Adamski. Company I.
| S:Oth Infantry. distinguished scrNic"
| cross-"For extraordinary hcroiSm in
action near Bots des Ogons. Franco,
October. 1918. Rushing ahead OF his ad-
| yanCing lines, exposed to heavy enemy
! fire corporal Adamski discovered Nraii
J which was not being covered ny enemy
fire, and through which men could pass
in safety. He returned with TINS IN
| formation TO his company commander
his action permitting his company 10
| 81 f<Ay pass through tho zone
Corporal IKnacio SClalabra, Company
X. seth infantry. Distinguished S"rN'c"
Cross-"For extraordinary heroism IN
action near Imecourt, France. l NoVcm-
Der. 1918.
| CORPORAL Scialabba crawlcd three hun
dred yards alone. outflankcd a mach'nc
gun. killed four and captured three OF
The crow Although wounded by a Sh"''
fragment nc refused TO go to IN" rear
Medaillr Miltaire and CroiX dc Gucrre
with Palm (FrcnCh.) spontaneously
went ahead of tho lines To destroy a
| machine guns nest and succeeded IN
killing four g1,nncrs and bringing Duck
| tho three others prisoners.
CORPORAL Vivian S Lawrence. 1r.. am
bulancc company 3l9. 305th Sanitary
train. Distinguished Service Cross
For extraordinary hcroism IS ac''"''
near Gercourt. France. ~ september
| 1915. While Corporal Lawrence was
nassinr along The road leading L" sep
torgcs. near Gcrcourt in an amoulahC''
q large shell fell among group or IN
fan,rv soldiers nearby. severely wound
ing five OF them. He stopped the am
bulancc and rendered efficient tlrst ao
although under concentrated smell l!r"'
He then loaded the patients IN the am
hulanrc and removed them from INC
ShCllrd area.
Corporal George W. Mcfarland COM
many n. 32Oth infantry. Distinguished
service Cross-"For extraordinary hero
ism, in action near Bruiclls. France ~
Sentemhcr 1915 When the Germans
countcr-attackcd with superior mum,
her in tho Bois-dc-D Donovan. corpora
Mcfarland went from post To post un-
der nm intense machine gun ana artn-
lcry fire. collecting all aHalIapI' r'!l'
grcnadcs in the platoon. Although nc
= WINS very seriously wounded by ma
chino gun bullet. hr continued on cu'E
until his n atoon was relieved ScNeral
nonrs later.
CORPORAL John Pamaranski. Company
r 3oOth infantry. Distinguished service
Cro~-"For extraordinary herolsm IN
, action near Rois des Ogons, France ]"
: October 1919. When his platoon was
ih.ld up by an enemy machine gun
. which had caused many raSutII''S ~
. tho r,at,un Corporal Pamaranski ad-
ynnc,d 20 within bombing dIStanc" or
rho Gun killed one and captured NV" or
INC enemy together with the machine
gun r-,
| r 2IXth infantry. Distinguished S'r'-
; ice Cro.:s-"For extraordinary hcr"lSm
= in action near Pois d"s Og"ns' FRAME
bc,nhcr 1915 Making his way
,,,,. y heavy harraCc, ne brought
;. valuable information as To the enemy
= nosition to his company commander he
I thcr returned to the "ncmyS position
b. showing absolute disregard for his owr
" norsonal danger. and brought back two
r wounded men who had fallen 'h"r''
:. CORPORAL Lyle H. Small. Company l.
: aon,b infantry: Croix De EuerFe
: tBolEian). T.,
l private Samuel Hill. Company T.
2n1th Infantry: Distinguished service
, irrass. For extraordinary heroism IT
- action Tear ethinCourt. France % sept
,mhrr 1918. Assisted by three com
= rades Private Hill volunteered and wen
: 70 tho aid OF n platoon which was hci'
. ND Nv machine gun fire. Although be
n IN Cundrr constant fire of tho enemy ~
nankcd the stronghold. and by "noctiV'
:. use Of his automatic rife. killed t~'
. officers and three enlisted men, and cap
n ;tur"d tn" gun"
Private George !. Fries. Jr, M"dica
" Department. 519th Infantry: D.stin
) euishrd service cross. For extra
| ordinary hcroism in action near Cunel
- France. 1lth Of October. 1918. For TIVE
DAYS and nights Private Fries WORKED
- inCcsSantly as tho only first aid maj
! with two companies in tho front line
h On several occasions h" went out II
. front Of our lines. under heavy enem!
h fire. to aid wounded men and 10 he'll
n bring them back To our line. his pacl
and equipment being badly torn b!
n pieces OF shrapncl."
r Private Clements r. Pulono. Compan!
C. 219th Infantry: DISTINGUISHED Ser
T. vice Cross For extraordinary heroiSn
d" in action near Cunrl. France. I'LL
:, October. 1918. Seeing the enemy mount
4 inr a gun. which when operated, woul'
h weep his platoon at close range. I'll
Z vac Pulono shot the gunner just as h
was about TO open fire. II" also sho
!. another German who attempted 10 fir
d the gun. after which h" charged tn
> position and captured tn" remainder o
! tho crew.
4 Private Walter r. Phipps. H"adquar
s tors Company. S19th Infantry: Dis
n tinguishcd Service Cross. For extra
3 ordinary heroism in action near vi
osncs France. 27-@S September. 1918
" For two days and two nights l'rivai
- Thipps repeatedly exposed himself &
:, heavy shell fire in directing and main
J.. tanning the battalion relay runner scr
a vice. He rendered valuable service j
ID carrying messages over hrr-swr7t areas
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