Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-05
MEDALS TO BE GIVEN
FORTY-0NE SOLDIERS
re.Ts OF HEROlSM RELATED


| .,rt ~ ~ tlVti'rH'''"' - W
,',or Americas highest n'','ts
,..,r,.nn which previously hhd
~, given to only thr"" men Tor
'r.rc n the great war, was an
.,r.,I today by IN" "hf depar l.
r Two lists ~ awards w"r" l"-
I gr, bearing tho names of TWO
,,e.,s and i9 enlisted men ana
o,t., hos. of six officers ana ~
..u.,,t men Al ~ the awards
~, up,r recommendation hN Gen
,,L yersuug nv act OF congress
~ r,iul can he given only Tor
',,.,iruuus pnllantrv and intrenidl-
o. ,hn,e ana beyond the call OF duty
"a. medal ~ honor carries with
,g,,uiiica and certain privileges
=, 4. eI,rn hy the secretary of war
commentator NJ tho military
,,,e,jera enrh recommendation
Ling reviewed by board OF ofh
.,,,, W the decorations were won
,u., a ho lost their lives In heroic
s Among hos. on IN" list ar"
r,rt Ntrcellus n ChilN ode
,.,d, Denver, col. sb6th lutnn
,,, IrI the battalion he COM
,,,,J,j forward against machine
.',. ,rns. fire wading deep across n
,,,sam to reach IN. enemy and
,-,g'Ips ou his hands To follow lie
,lsd ~ his wounds
p,,,ies Icsse y Funk. Cnlhan.
coi and charles - Iiarger. Siotir
~, Mo company I. abtth Infantry.
D, ,esc,inr wounded 900 yards In
,-o,, n, 'he American line. making
Co., Trims ,s s'r-tcher bearers under
machine gun fire.
sefri Nridrr Waalker. No nd-
,,,- iDs'h machine gun battalion.
N, t..ruirr 'va wounded men from
hurnrur Uri'ish tRnt under srtil-
Y.ry and machine Eun fire.
Ssre' Harold 7 Johnston Denver.
s,i Private naVid " Nerkl"y san
,,,onin r., company A 3i6th in
nn,fy fpr swimming the rive Meu-e
u oh,,ln Information ar to the enc.
rrs nos'tinn on the opposite side
s.rr,s Alan Louis Epgers sum
ar y iO1ih Infantry. and John
rfilnni Latham. nearest ~ kin re
slev A. Mssimnrelard England
'oih infantry and Corn Thomas
OShc, summit y 7 Tor res
culnr bn o''irer and two men from
damarci American tank and by
means NJ me machine gun from NJ"
,rk standing NJ tho enemy all day
rom A shcV mol" Within the enemy
rnes Corn O'Shca died of wounds
ssfr' iomrs I Nes,rovi'ch FIRES
m c.' nm infantry. for re-rulnr
". wourte' comrrry commander
! N ys''s IN front ~ the line. lie has
I'e' since
private Frank Gaffney. Lockport.
" ics'h irfantry for going for
v,-d a'Nre with nm automatic rifl"
vher an cher members % hts squad
va heer flllrd. attacking and can
'ur'r- ~ enemy machine gun. Will
'rr No crew bombing several dur
ar's nrl KILLING four of the enemy
wih r's'oi fire when reinforce
Nsn' came IN 40 prisoners were
can'nreh
w" Lieut. lnmcs e nozler Rock b.
NlN c e. iisth infantry. who nd %
sytrcei win ona soldier. although
N,n'rl'v wounded 10 attack ma
cN'rr run crew With hand srernfe-
rhsn his two platoons were held up
Nv enemy fi~r
eerr' Rich mond " Sil'on. West.
VIE 2 g ilsih Infantry. who NJ
ncsei m enemy machine gun with
flfe and rls'ol when his comp,nv
- t10teA and killed CIV and can
pfei N ~ the enemy Nilton's arm
ss' blown off Nv a she'll
Setr' Carey Evans Foster, Inman.
= llS'h infantry, who attacked n
machine gun nest with hand gre-
HaNaa LNffltu
Nevsrnl ard r1nturlng ~ prisoners
Serg' rhlln q Ka'Z San Fran
cisco 'e1i infantry. who returned
shsn his company bad retired 900
'arf' Ia rescue y wounded comrade
Corn John g Nillapigue Cam
'n q llsih infantry. who CON
'nnea without aid on n scouting trim
'no yards IN advance of his platoon
Wer HE 'hrc" comrades had been
Killed or wounded iie. killed four
~ mo enenv with hand rrenad~H aud
A'er rushed machine gnn nest aud
NNed four ana captured siy of the
crew ana two light machine gums. nj.
hnnrh severely wounded In the arm
'ofn James II Hcrloi (deceasei)
ItnNidencc. S. g.. iisth infantry.
Nho, Win four comrades attacked an
nenN machine run neAt and when
~ Wnn' Vas dispersed charged
! None tnr 20 yaris and forced the
'ue'n' 10 rurrcnder. receiving sew
=" wounds Later On the name
h' Ne charged another machine
W hrN and was Killed Pvt calvin
"hn VNtl Nnrris'own Tenn, com
mhN II. ll7'h infantry, who cap
! - machine gun nest. killing
W." and capturing seven or the
"'w and their guns
y'tNa'e Archie A Peek. Wornell. y
Wl'h infantry. who rescued two
unraff' wounded on natroi duty.
wee crossing through terrific ma.
'n,hr run flrc n reach them.
ftlvate Robert I. nlarkven (de.
sas"dl Uundlca y. c. iisth Infen.
wv who volunteered 10 carry A mes.
- Wn"n his platoon was almost
'rrounded hy the enemy nn5 was
~ In ~" attempt.
Nere' Wilbur r. Oliver fdec.osea1
.hu ,H"n" l.. | first engineers
rn volunteered with two other sol-
'' Incttc machine gun nests
~.Ireh German run. turned II on
-, he..s, all ~ which we're ST.
10 was Killed In action later
""lncs Lieutenant Named,
Col Emery I Pike. pcs
M gwn, division machine gun
49, WI division. who died OF
,,' collected 20 men of scattered
,,t units. during nm advance
,s1 '''"r 'ssemhlcd several pln,oons
san. shed a line overcoming
CONF, '"'lon 90 that IN. position
sh.l Nv n'.d W." was wounded hy
,p,. ''' Nhil" going 10 the a-sis,
' Wounded Nv
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