Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
TWO RICHMOND SOLDIERS
MENTIONED FOR BRAVERY
Onicial Recognition for
Ealor I'm Action.
RUSHED EIGHT MACHINE GUNS
Lieutenant Stone, of Frederick burG.
Leads Men in Attack and Refuses
Z to Go To Rear When Suffering
With Spraincd Ankle.

torporals T. Make and Joseph L..
Aliem: both of Richmond. have been
mentioned in tho official dispatches ar
irving at the War Department from
overseas for heroic conduct in battle.
Other Nirginians mentioned arc:
Corporal Make, q member Of Com
pnnE. IL. Ono Hundred and Sixteenth
Infantry. while near Bribuant. France.
IN company with other soldiers. at
lacked without support eight machine
guns. and. overcoming the desperate
resistance OF the enemy. captured both
guns and crews. His mother is Mrs 4.
Corporal .lllcn. of tho same company,
Was ono of the five soldiers named
above. and is cited for tho same rca
son His mother is Mrs. Martha l..
Alien.
LIEUTENANT STONE AND Ills
. MEN CAPTURE SEVERAL GUNS
First Lieutenant Alexander II. Stone.
of Frcdcrlc ksburE, is mentioned for
extraordinary heroism near Brabaut OF
October S, the date on Which Corporals
Make and -\llcn also covered them
selves with glory. Lieutenant stone
machine gun nests, destroying several
OF them and capturing many prisoners
and several guns Although SUFFERING
from spraincd ankle, he repeatedly
refused to go 10 the rear when ordered
to TO so by surgeon.
CORPORAL John J. MedofI, Of Wavcrly.
.tud sixteenth infantry. near Samog
hruA. France, ON October 10. Whcn
his company MAS subjected 20 severe.
lnaGA!ne-s sun fire he. With two other
2uns. killing ciGh, OF The enemy ana
capturing twcn;N seven
l.. II. COPPER BRINGS IN
WOUNDED MAN UNDER |IRt:
l'rivntc Everest Il Cooper OF Cam
i','i:. was IN heavy lighting near sam
o,Sn,ur. ON October IL. lie left safe
plge'r. Wont through \ terrific harraGc
,ohrip wounded conradc ana brought
HIM back under heavy machine gun
tire. Private Cooper also carried i'm
pVrtant messages through the bar
rage. He is Il member OF Company
NJ, Onc Hundred and Sixteenth Infan-
try.
Private Wade II. Fox. Of Lost Creek.
although under constant shell and ma
chine gun fire near Etienma, France,
for three days. performed his duties As
runner with exceptional courage and
daring. lie is u member of Company
l. Fiftic!h Regiment. United States
Marine Corps.
MEDICAL CORPS PRIVATE;
Is GRANTED CITATION
Private Lawrence 4. WyEal. OF Hon
aker, went forward 10 the aid Of =
wounded comradc. who was lying
about 1o5 feet in front OF the enemy :
firing line. Under dircc; fire of rifles.
machinc-G and artillery. he apple Il
first aid and took the man back into
our trenches TO a place of safety. lie
- AZ HlcHiptI OF the MculCtl corps, DIN =
tyfourth Infantry.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Preston
Alexander McLendon Of Morvcn. y. G..
attached TO the Fifth Regiment United
states Marine Corps, is mentioned for
extraordinary heroism near Blancmont,
France, October as 1915. During
heavy action he constantly pushed his
dressing station to more advantageous
pos!tions.., Although in great danger
because Of severe .sbellinE he dressed
lis. patients in an exposed post ion
using his dugou for the more seri-
ouSly wounded