The sun., 1919-03-02
zoo HEROES OF 9TH
HONORED BY ALLIES
Gen. Organ Heads List Of
New York Troops Cited
for Bravery.
MANY DEEDS OF vALOR
British Pay High Tribute to
Officers and Men Who
Made History.

With the name of Major Gen. John +.
Organ heading the list, announcement
was made yesterday Of tho apprcxi-
mately 200 officers and soldiers Of the
Twenty-seventh Division honored by the
United States Government with the Dis
tlnguished Service Cross or the Distin-
guished Service Conduct Medal, by the
French Government with the Croix de
Guerre. and the British Government
with the Military Cross. for valor on the
field OF battle in the St Quentin and
Cambria sectors Of the French front.
The list of New Workers upon whom
were conferred the medals and their
citations, follow:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.
Major Gen. JOHN +. O'RYAN. Command
Ing Twenty seventh Division, New York
lty-For exceptionally meritorious and
distinguished service. AS commander
OF the Twoaty-seventh Division In Its
successful operations with the British
played qualities. of skill and aggressive
ness which mark him as reader OF
ability, At st, Quentin and cambrai his
adding new laurels to the allied forces
In France
MEDAL OF HONOR-DIsTTNGUI
CONDUCT MEDAL (Great Brittany.
Sergeant ALAN LOUIS EGGBRS. Machine
Gun Company. 10th Infantry, I62 sum.
init avenue. summit, n. j.. and Sergeant
JOHN G. LATHAM. Machine Gun Com
Fo eoSspoa0a sn' ssa MtT f saa lnire-
pidity above and beyond the call OF
duty, in action with the enemy. near
lie Catelet. France. September 20. 1918.
Becoming separated from their piatoons
by smoke barrage. sergeant Latham.
Sergeant Alan Louis Eggers and Corpo-
n nvrla IL H..
shell hole well within the enemy's lines.
Upon hearing call for help from an
American tank. which had become dis
abled thirty yards from them. the three
soldiers left their shelter and started
toward the tank, under heavy hre from
German machine guns and trench NOR
tars. In crossing the fire swept area
Corporal OShea was MORALLY wounded.
but his companions, undeterred. pro-
ceeded to the tank, rescued a wounded
officer and assisted two soldiers to cover
In the sap OF a nearby trench Sergeant
Latham and sergeant Eggers then re-
turned to the tank in the face of vio-
lent fire. dismounted a Hotchkiss gun
and took It back to where the wounded
men were. keeping off the enemy all
later bringing 1t with the wounded men
back to our lines under cover Of dark
ness.
rrivate (F1rst CLASSY FRANK GAFFNEY,
company @, 108th Infantry, Chapel
street, Lockport, n Y.-Private Ganney.
an automatic rifeman, pushed forward
dlpne with MS gun after ali the other
members OF his squad had been killed
and discovered several Germans placing
heavy machine gun in position. He
bombed several dugouts and after killing
four more OF the enemy with his pistol
held the position until reenforcements
came up. when eighty prisoners were
Captured.
sergeant REIDER WALLER, Company A.
IO5th Machine Gun Battalion. New York
,ity-For conspicuous gallantry and in
ahTNrA h.u nYaA -
uuty In action with the enemy near
konssoy. France. september ~. 1913.
sergeant waaler in the face of heavy
urtillery and machine gun ire crawled
forward to burning British tank in
which some Of the crew were imprisoned
and succeeded in rescuing two men. AL
though the tank then burning
hercely and contained ammunition which
was likely to explode at any time, this
soldier immediately returned to the tank
and entering 1t made search for the
other occupants.
MEDAL OF HONOR.
Corporal THOMAS Il. O'sHEA. Machine
Gun Company, lO.th Infantry Zoe
ceased. 5S' Springfield avenue, sum
mt, y. J.-For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidIty above and bey ond the
call OF duty in action with the enemy
1918. becoming separated from their
p.atoons b. Il smoke barrage, sergeant
Latham. Sergeant Alan Louis kggers
cover in u She. hoe well within the
enemys lines. Upon hearing a call for
hep from an American tank which had
become disabled thirty yards from them
the three soldiers lelt Their shelter and
started toward the tank under heavy
hre from German machine guns and
| trench mortars. In crossing the fire
swept area Corporal y shea was NOR
tally wounded, Out his companions, un'
deferred, pToCeeled TO the tank, rescued
wounded officer ana assisted two sol
ders to cover in the sap OF nearby
| trench. Sergeant Latham and Sergeant
Eggers then returned to the tank in the
face OF Violent lire, dIsmounted
| Hotchkiss gun and took II back Il
where the wounded men were, keepins
of the enemy a. day by effective use oil
the gun ami later bringing IL. with the
| wounded men, back to our lines under
cover OF darkness.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDEH
| (GhEAT BRITAIN.
| IJeut.-CoI. j. LESLIE KISCAID, Judge
| Advocate, 21th Division, 1871 Robineat
| road, syracuse, \. l.-For conspicuous
gaAantry and leadership. During the
| east OF Ronssoy, France. on September
| 1928 1918, Col. klncaid, Judge Advo
| cate on the Division stan. volunteered
| to take command Of battalion OF thi
! lOGth Infantry because OF the shortage
| OF officers on dug with the regime Mt
| He commanded the battalion Through
| out the engagement OF september q
| with courage and torcciu mess and with
| out regard to his personal safety
! thereby setting Splendid example to al
TENDER p Col. Klncald. seeing force o
| s!Nty 10 eighty OF the enemy counter at
| lacking on his left and having no re-
| serve available at that time. promptly
| organized ais battalion headquarter
| runners, aignalmen and some stragg!er