The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-28
O'RYAN CITES 4S
REAL FIGHTING MEN
Officers and Enlisted Soldiers
Share Almost Equally
in HOnors.
GENERALS HEAD LIST
Blanding and Pierce Praised
for Their Quality of
Leadership.
GENERALS HEAD LIST

Twenty-one officers and twenty-seven
Internationally the New York National
| Guard--have received divisional cita-
lions for meritorious conduct during en-
gagements in Belgium and France. The
order was issued by Major-Gen. John F.
Organ In France on February . and
the divisional advance party which Is
here making arrangements for the home
coming Of the troops. The list Is headed
by Brig. Gems. Albert II. Blanding and
Palmer E. Pierce. commanding the
Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Infantry
Brigades respectively, for ''coura geous
and determined qualities OF leadership
| Brig. Gen. Blanding arrived IN New
York Wednesday on the transport Pres
dent Grant.
! Several OF the citations are postum
nous. the most conspicuous of these
| being that of Second Lieut.. Horace r.
Seaman OF tho 106th Infantry. for eI-
ceptional gallantry and for setting an
inspiring example to the troons under
his command during a counter attack
at the battle of Guillemont Farm on
September 81. 1918.
| After being mortally wounded" the
citation says, this officer exhorted his
men by saying Go on fighting! Never
mind what happens TO me -
| other High OHicer. Cited.
| Other officers of high rank cited were
Col. James NJ Andrews, commanding
the 1O5th Infantry; Col. Edgar s. Jen-
nings. commanding the 10Sth Infantry
| Col Stanley II. Ford. General stan. a.
F. F.: Col. Mortimer u. Bryant. COM
handing the 107th Infantry, for excep-
tional courage displayed while command
ing the 106th Machine Gun Battalion
| and rs Divisional Machine Gun Officer
as well as for exceptional ability as a
regimental commander Lieut.. Col. Henry
s Sternberger. Division Quartermaster
Lieut. Col. Walter c. Montgomery, Med
ical Corps. Division Surgeon Lieut.. Col
Edward McLeer, Division Machine Gun
Officer: Lieut.-Col. Edward Olmstead
General stafr, Gil Section, Division
Headquarters; LIeut.-Col. Joseph j
] DAILY, Division Ordnance Officer.
Major Tristram Upper. division nd.
jutant, is cited for Intelligent recon
naissance and great personal courag,
| and Capt Jacob S. Clinton of the 105tf
Infantry for conspicuous courage In or
ganising and holding an advanced posi-
ton under heavy fire during the battle
OF the Hindenburg line on September
20, 1918. Other citations OF officers
are: Capt. Raymond T. Moniz. Quar-
termaster Corps. Division Headauar-
ters: Capt. r. Francis Jacket. Jr. OF
the 1osth Infantry: Capt. Joseph D
| Eddy, A. d. C. to division commander
First Lieut.. Roland =. Davis Of the
| 10Th Infantry; First Lieut.. Lee A
Hadley, Medical Corps. 1osth Infantry
First Lieut. Watson S. Rowan, Medical
| Corps, 1o6th Infantry; Second Lieut.
Joseph A. Floershelmer, assistant di-
vsonal quartermaster.
Honors for the Non-coms.
The list OF citations Of enlisted n1er
| is headed by six non-commiss!oned Of
1 ficers. all OF whom are mentioned FOR
exceptional courage and soldierly quail
ties. The non-coms are: Sergeant
| Francis A. Bean. Company A. lo7tf
| Infantry; Sergeant Robert Barnfather
| Ambulance Company, 10th Infantry
| Sergeant William Logan, Amhulan nc,
| Company. 10Th Infantry Sergeant
Lefferts L. Mnbie. Sanitary Detachment
l06th Infantry. Corporal Thomas
Patrick Ward. Headquarters Company
105th Field Artillery; Corporal NJ. A
| Hart. Division Headquarters Troop
| SeTEtdil Ipthil' tpSFNiIcl WIN IA'd ASs
| First Glass; Russell a. Brown and
| Isaac Rabinowitz. both of his regiment
! and company, was cited for advancing
into Jonc de Mer farm and capturina
three German officers and a detachmon
Of enlisted men.
The remaining citations of enlisted
men are. Wagner George Y. Ives
Ambulance Company. l07th Infantry
1.-TWO citstions) ; Private First Claesl
Paul NJ. Fletcher. Private First 'lass
George NJ. Berry. Private tFirst Glass
r. Balius, Private First Glass; Harolc
II. Walker. Private First Glass; Vim
cent A. O'Connor. all of Sanitary De
tschnent, 10sth Infantry Private Jane,
8 Berry, Battery II. 1o5th Field Artil
lery: Private Walter J. Bonk. Medica
Corps. Division Headquarters; Privat,
Vincent F.. O'Brien, Private John Cuyle
Crist 1.-TWO citationsb. Private DAME
Argyle Rooney, all of the Sanitary De
iachment. 1o7th Infantry; Private Ed
ward A. Day. Company 4. 105th Ma
chine Gun Battalion Private Leo Smiti
1.-TWO citations) and Private Fred SChroe
der OF the Division Headquarters Troop
Private r. ]. Foley. lO5th Field Hos
pltal Company Private Joe Amendo!a
Company IL. losth Infantry; Private
A. NJ. Petrie. Company {. 102d Engi
neers; Private Douglas u. Vernooy, San
itary Detachment. l0sth Infantry Wag
oner Henry W. Miller, 1920 SanIt1r!
Train.