The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
MANY MORE CITED
AS HEROIC SOLDIERS
Lieut.. De Lacey of Rainbow
Division Decorated for
Bravery at Haumont.
CROSS GIVEN CORPORAL
Mother Of Lieut.. Moseley to
Receive Award to Son
Killed in Battle.

First Lieut. A. b. Do Lacey, 1ssth
Infantry, whose home II in 220 East
17sth street, The Bronx. is the lone New
Yorker mentioned in yesterdays cita-
tons from the American Expeditionary
Forces. France. His award was for ex-
traordinary heroism In action near Hau-
mont, September ~, 1913. when. while
leading a patrol into the town to ascer-
he encountered violent machine gun ere.
Against immensely superior numbers he
continued forward and entering Hau-
mont took two prisoners, from whom he
gathered valuable information, which
later led to a successful attack
Capt H. X. Foster Of I'll Center ave-
nue.. New Rochelle, attached TO the
Twenty-sixth Infantry, was decorated
for inspiring leadership and for par
ticularly distinguished conduct during
the fighting near Scissors July 90, 1918.
when. although twice wounded, he
charged and captured a machine gun
nest which threatened the advance OF his
command" Capt. Foster Is a son OF
DIR. II. Foster OF New Rochelle
Although severely wounded. Corporal
Ralph Ball OF Mi,lbrook led the section
OF which he had been put in charge
through q terrific enemy barrage near
Fleville, October .. 1918, and advanced
until his men had safely passed the
bombed area Because OF this deed and
Of his reluctance to be evacuated until
he had led his men into safety. Corporal
Ball receives. the DLstinguishsd Service
Cross
Died RescuinG . C0mrads.
Mrs. Anna Moseley of Glen Ridge. n.
j.. mother of First Lieut.. James A. Nose
ley. will receive the posthumous award
of her son. who died resculng a wounded
enlisted man OF his command In the
166th Infantry. The incident occurred
at Suippe, France, July Is. 1918, when,
after two others had been killed in the
rescue mission and a third gravely
wounded, Lieut. Moseley went to the aid
of lost corporal, bringing him to shell
ter through 400 yards of machine gun
fire. in which the heroic officer received
his death wounds
Private Elmer E Bartlett, Jr., of
Company c. Second Engineers. was cited
for extraordinary heroism in action near
Medeah Farm October 8, 1918. when he
crawled forward under machine gun fire
to bring In a wounded comrade. Private
Bartlett's mother. Mrs. Elmer Bartlett.
lives at so Second street, Florence, n. J.
Private. first class. Edwin f. Shepard
OF the same command and a native OF
Waterbury, Conn. duplicated the deed
OF Private Bartlett In rescuing a fallen
comrade during the Medeah Farm at
tack
Others who Are Cited.
Others cited in yesterdays list are:
Corporal Fred NJ. shultz. Bay City
Mich; Private Harry Foley. Detroit: Gee
ond Lieut.. Frank II. Barnwell. Memphis
Va; Private George Strawbridgs Flaxton
n. D.; Private James v. scahirer. Benton
Harbor Mich Corporal Daniel c. Nc
Auliffe, Butte, Mon. Private George Bren-
stuh Lancaster. Ohio; Corporal Clarence
r. Davis Clarence, Ia: Sergeant Henry c
La Morder, wsitsheld, Vt; Corporal will
lam II. Hnl, Columbus. Ohio; Sergeant Roy
Robert Espy. Abbevilie. Ala: Private Will
lam A. Pitts. Admission. Ala First Lieut.
PAXTON V. Deese, skippersvllle. Ala.
Also Lieut. Col. T. f. Lewis, Washington
bridge, Mass; First Lieut. George L. Good
ridge, Melrose, Macs; Sergeant Gustus II
Carlson. birmingham, Mass; Corpora
Corporal Louis F. Marquette, springneld
Mass; Mechanic William r Bolack
Springfield. Mass: Private Carl g Lund
Everett. Mass; Dr. Mercer g johnson
Orleans; Private John A. Dooss, Branch.
vile, Ina. Private Layton A. BOYD. Bar,
uesville. Okla; First Sergeant Mack c
Byrd. Winston Salem. y. G.; Corpora
Charles W. Carr, Spiro. Okla; Sergeant
Charles f. Nichols. Boerne. Tex.