Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
DISTINGUISHED ]! SERVICE
AWARDS FOR v|RC|N|ANs
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Twenty.Eight Tarhcels and Men
From Commonwealth Arc
Given HonOrs.
MANY INSTANCES OF BRAVERY
Soldiers Stormcd Machine-Gun Nests
Alone, Crossed Marine in Daylight
Under Fire and Rescued Com
paniOns, Although Wounded.


SERVICE Cross for valiant service over
seas according TO the announcement
ad by me war ~, De pap todIy
ilces, many men giving their lives. and
The; lccords show startling, examples
Of bravery under fire or in other ACTON.
awards follow:
First lieutenant Richard Fuller
and Nineteenth Infantry. For extra
ordinary hcr9ism in a action near Cunel.
I.ieutsn:,nt woodward continued to-
by another rain Of machine gun bull
Woodward. Norfolk. Va.
chaplain. Thirticth Infantry For OK
, }5aordinIry herosm IN, on In action near
ThroGishout his period Chaplain Sad.
Tor, regardless of his personal safcty
savcafrsi aid and assisted in the cvac.
undcF heavy nachnc gun aud shcll
Ore ana gas. w. B. sadler. father. Lane
Sergeant John w wright. Company
!, Fourth Infantry. For Extraordinary
hero!sm in action near Ncsics. Franco
severely wounded. Sergeant wright 70
Inained on duty through "a heavy shell
and and gas hombardncn,, rendering vaiu-
mander Van B. Wright, father. ca
y
Three Hundred and Fifth Engineers.
hof ,nk,rhordinary hcroism in action
ISIS regiment .aprnr,, frra 5n,,H Moyomber
were. severely wounded By tho cx-
plosion of shell. Corporal Altman
aadlninistcrcd FIRST aid to his conpanion'
himself refusing medical attention. lie
,htn carried thu. wounded man through
INC heavily shelled town to dressing
ntotion Although again wounded by
machinc-Eun fire, he continued to as
, siss tho man. refusing medical ntt"n-
Stone Gap. Va. ''"'''' "'s
CARRIED NESSiGES
no SAVE COMPANIES
prly1te George J. kite. COMPANY Il,
Gun Battalion. For cxtraorItnary
hhs eh IN aCiion near verdun. Franco.
Priratc Kite volunteered and delivered
IN important message under "A hast Of
I uir,G,;; David {. Kite. father. Grove
IIriyate Thomas Price. company r.
SS,Atd;sn,h infantry. For extra oriii,ary
,eersa and ls lei r pa,ro Of ri ;s yo,nn
wa a'nS Snc an ,Gilemy machine gun which
yfnko. lie successfully ACCOMPLISHED
Tns ts.ieIncins Of the sun. Tnda Frice.
priSate ciary Ga srs deceased Com
nany.,n; Ihirty-eirhth Infantry. For
M STrSorGe laacS heTosm in ACTION near
Ear,cr held post whore the Germans
, made repeated attempts to cross tho
to iire his automatic ride into he b5 na,l
ioaa3 OF Germans, after being wound.
CO. nnli! killed at his, post. Mrs. Julia
Va "io'heF' Naulakia Post Office.
Captain Dennis c. Turner, Thir,ieth
IN action near Mezy. France. july Ia
lss.. Although completely surro,inded
, sna MS ammunition exhausted. Cap
IAN ,t,hen iicutenanQ Turner refused
OF apout eighteen mon, he made a dash
Tor Nur lines. through the cnemy's
ina e.sun and rihe IRE. and by taxi
ana ,Hrenades and ammunition, found
on the way. succeeded In joining our
nroops, Home address. Mrs. L. T. Tur-
FirHt Lieutenant Hubert o. Teer.
Company L. Three Hundred and seven.
;y-hrst Infantry. For cxtraordinary
Septfmbcr %. 1915 severely wounGeJ
in tho back about II A. NJ. Licutcnani
nser continued to command his platoon
u WILL J.. NJ. when he was forced 10
Mnnaraw from action on account Of
complete exhaustion. Next of kin Mr.
Nelio l.. Teer brother, Durham. y G.
cRoss MARINE WITH
MEN IN DAYLIGHT
rI Eirs, Lieutenant Frank a. owens,
= 49, una HtT!' for extraordinary
heroisin in action near LES EvauX,
France. July IS. 1918 .tfter several
unsuccessful attempts had been made
10 gft patrols across the Marine River
at NIGHT. Lieutenant Owens with two
soldiers. crossed In daylight and re-
manned on the enemy side throughout
me day. j. l.. Owens. father. Charlotte,
FlrSt Lieutenant Harvey s. Hester
Unc hundred and Twentieth Infantry.
LOT. LOT aiNaraordlnsry heroism in action
10. 1918. Although severely wounded
IN the back by shrapnel. Lieutenant
lester lea his platoon forward, cover
u. G. Hester. Ashevjlle. y. c.
FIRST Lieutenant Guy l.. Hartman
roisni in action near Frapelle. France,
August II. 191s. After having been
painfully wounded. Lieutenant Hartman
refused TO go to the rear for treat
ment. lie made his way through a
heavy, barraSe, and brought up a pla-
toon that was stopped by heavy fire.
some lime later, fter having his wound
dressed he conducted his brigade COM
mander through heavily gassed area,
afterswhich he remained constantly on
duty until relieved. Mrs. Sally Agnes
First Sergeant Mack Il. Byrd. Com
pany..D. Second Engineers. For en-
traordinary, hero!sm in action near
Although badly wounded and suffering
intense pain. Sergeant Byrd refused
evacuation, remaining and assisting his
commanding officer throughout the OPP
erations. Frank w. Byrd, brother.
Winston Salem, n. c.
Sergeant (First Class) James w. Hol-
land. Company ID. One Hundred and
Fifth. Engineers. For extraordinary
he coism in action near Bellicourt,
France, September %, 1918. While
suffering from severe wounds and still
subjected to Intense artillery fire. Ser
geant, Holland directed the evacuation
or his platoon commander and fully
instructed his junior sergeant before
ne would allow himself to be evacuat-
ca. Mrs. James Q. Holland. mother,
GastoIiia, n. c.
Sergeant Robert r. Rascoe. Sanitary
Detachment. One Hundred and Tween
tieth Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism In action near Becouigny.
France. October 10. 1918. Going for
Wardto establish an aid post. Sergeant
RascQe, finding that the advance had