The sun., 1919-03-07
N OR 1 BRAVE
2 AGRESS MEMBER
.oyal johnson Of So. Dakota,
4 Wounded by Shell, Helped
Two Injured Soldiers.
SEVEN n. Y. MEN CITED
Lieut.. Fesselmeyer Of East
Goth st. Worked for Com
radcs Until Gas Got Him.

Representative Royal c. johnson OF
South Dakota has been decorated with
the Distinguished Service Cross for con-
spicuous sallantry in action. The Con-
gresham, who Is First Lieutenant In
the s1sth Infantry. received the follow
ing citation for his decoration:
Lieut. johnson constantly exposed
himself to enemy FIRE during the action
at Montfaucon, setting an example to
his men by his fearlessness. When Sc
verely wounded by shell fire he assisted
two wounded men Of his company to the
rear and refused to occupy space in the
ambulance until these men had been pro-
vided for
Royal c. johnson Is a native OF Iowa
and was graduated from the University
of South Dakota in 1906. He was elected
TO the xty-fourth Congress in 1914 and
reelected in 1915. He enlisted as a pri-
vate In the regular army January 5.
1918.
Seven New Workers. are among nifty
officers and men of the Fourth Infantry
who received Distinguished Services
Crosses yesterday.
Cared for wounded Under Fire.
Second Lieut.. w. T. Fesselmeyer OF
III East Ninety-ninth street, received
tho decoration for continually exposing
himself to gas and shell fire while caring
for wounded near Grand Bellois Farm
France, on the night of July 1915. 1918.
Lieut.. Fesselmeyer continued his work
until overcome by gas and exhaustion.
Second Lieut.. Theodore I. Berkeley of
Morristown, n. j., was cited for rescuing
wounded man after he had been or
dered by his battalion commander to
seek cover from the heavy FIRE sweeping
the field.
Captured Machine Gun and Crew.
Sergeant John Doherty of Farming
dale. l.. l.. remained for Ave hours In an
open field, swept by machine gun fire, in
order to assist his wounded company
commander during the withdrawal of
, their unit. After darkness set In
Doherty successfully removed the
wounded officer to a dressing station.
Private Anthony Peronace of 147 Null
berry street received the Distinguished
service Cross for extraordinary heroism
near Gland, France, on July 81. 1918.
when. with the help of his platoon
leader and one other soldier. he captured
an enemy machine gun and eight
prsonera
Private Oscar Blaurock Of SO Weir
field street. Brooklyn. was cited for
carrying messages and removing
wounded during an intense bombardment
near Nesles on July IA.
Privates waclan Adamkewit OF 115
Meeker avenue. Brooklyn, and Harry
Margol!n OF <46 Rockaway avenue.
Brooklyn. carried messages voluntarily
over other routes than their own during
q heavy gas and she'll bombardment near
Grand Ballots Farm. France. on July ~
The foregoing list OF officers and men
were members OF the Fourth Infantry.
Sergeant William Thomas of Com
pany d. 302d Engineers, a nephew OF
Thomas Price, 292 Mile Square road,
Yonkers. is cited posthumously for
heroism in action near Chevieres France
on October 10, 1918. He lost his life
while accompanying an officer in an at
tempt to locate a crossing Of the Aire
usiver. His body was found in the
stream. he having fallen after being
Killed or wounded by enemy fire. Other
officers and men to whom the award of
The Distinguished Service Cross was an
nounced yesterday were:
Others Who Received the Gross.
J. e Silsy. Colorado Springs. Col.
Drank A: Ovens, Charlotte, y. c.; Sergeant
Walter F. Davis, Butler. Pa. John W
Beaver Dam. Wis: Frank ''1 Wash. psn.
holman, Neo:: Leonard $. Banks; De
Ton. S. G.; Second Lieut. 4. r. Boiling
sia cSmsen Ri Sergeant Ms1 Nor
land. Okla. Sergeant George L Stewart
deceased. Irwin. Tenn: Sergeant John W
p wSsley DECEASED wSit.s s Castle wf..m0H
.en, Ky; Corporal John N. Baker; Raleigh,
a Si..Fl Wi: RSS.rt Pokosny. e' chfca GO
nt.. Morton, Jeanette. Pa: Ray T VIII
ID ANS, 9ssood, Mo-; John Kozolski. BALI
T HAIRY a.n asr'T Pis..su s 4sien e.
mSetss. New cassls. Pa. MO- wlia% 1y'i r.
M S.,ssS Nss,is: Fry. '' osio: Hs R;5
T. Major jaime. B. Naile Diseased. Me-
irfook, Nsb;: Major Roy N. Smith tde-
s. 4a"ss cs essSns msu'
M, -htte Oak, n. C: Radevsn Radevik de
70 sieceasedl, Mount Carmel. Pa; Adolf e.
fnydsr deceased, Albertus. Pa; Daniel
G. Poplin (d.oessed) Charlotte. y. G.;
Tex; George H. croiI. Evanston. III. : First
lieut.. Neil F. Dougherty, Los Angeles;
rerEeant Frank F. Geiger Buffalo; Charles
q. Gibson. Batesvi!is. lad; Sergeant Otto
Lulton, Glencoe, Ky.
First Lieut.. Leo d. Hermle. Oakland.
cal; Demsrr z. Myers Steubenville. o. ;
Capt. Macon c. Overton deceased, Union
Point Ga; Fred l. Sexton. Waterloo, Ia. f;
. Fecond f.ieut. Claude Il TaasheE Wlusa u.
wis; clarence d. Troup Chicago: Sergeant
Duncan J. DeVsne, East Arcadia, N. c. /:
Eona MoKiddy. Knoxville. Tom; Corporal
louis r. Johnston, Davidson, n. C; lieut..
David Worth LoriDg deceased. Whining
aan 3.
James d. Mabe. Madison. N. c.; Corporal
Carlton Stephenson, Clayton. y. c. b: Edgar
}. Coxe (deceased) Bradfordsvtle Ky;
]. wiles Newmarket Tenn.
Ernest Hymsn tdeceasNd), Palmyra, y.
a.; Benjamin G. Davis. Wlmin Eton. y. z.
r-orporal Harry F.. FAX. Louisville, KY
Sergeant Harold q. Hubbard Clinton, y.
e.: Sergeant Oliver Robinson. Waterford.
AIss.; Lewis X. Fowler deceased. Car
dens. y. c.