The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

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nary hetoism In. sctisn near BihsFvius,
France. October ?, 1918. lie volunteered
In the face of heavy enemy machine
gun hro to deliver q message to a
attack on enemy machine gun nests. He
was wounded In one leg Just as he started
and was woundsd Ia the other LEG be-
calling aloud. deliver the message yer.
9psniiy and accurately. Home address,
co Z .c.. CANINE FBLIrTO. Company
ID, sOSth lBfantry-For extraordinary he
roism In action near Binarville, France.
october :. 1919. When his platoon
leader and small detachment OF men
tected to q terrific artillery and machine
gun hre Corporal Feiitto volunteered and
TOOK message from hts Lieutenant TO
Ing his way through the enemy's lines
oeepite the fact that he had seen other
men killed while making the attempt.
detachment which had been cut on from
the company for eighteen hours. Home
address. lao Baxter street.
ccs,Isrsi HAAKoN RossUM, Company q.
sooeh infan6y-For extra ordinary hero
Ism in action noar Charievsux. France,
October 81. 1918. During the fve days
r tna, ~ t battalion was cut on and our.
these ave days OF hunger, suffering and
enemy stacks Corporal Rossum com
,la5 sS,s an advans.S Gy,yGs, posi-
He was subjected constantly to nre from
snipers. machine guns. trench ,mortars
Hp.a t"ss s.mp by s sns high G1Sr
leadership he defeated all attempts Of
the enemy to force his post bach and,
fence OF his section Of the line. Home
address. 2Si Fifty-seeond street, Brook
lyn. ~ -.
rr t.:.s ; IaMEs =; NASH. Company X.
Ism In action near VIII. ssvoye. France.
wss attacked BY srostiy superior mum
tinusd to operate his automstio rife.
even efter having been wounded three
times in the chest. After the attacking
use OF litter In favor OF comrade
whom he thouEht more seriously
wounded than himself Home address.
z2sl Eighty-third street, Brooklyn.
Takes Command OF Company.
Sergeant HARRY LINDEN. Company II,
S0eth Infantry-For extraordinary hero
August ie. 1913. After all his compa n
officers and nrst sergeant had been
evacuated because of gas Sergeant Lin
den assumed command of the company.
which was then occupying an extremely
precarious position. exposed to un-
usually heavy shell and gas lombard
the company was relieved, and the fol-
lowing night. despite his sufferings from
the ehscts OF gas, helped carry up am
munition under Intense enemy artillery
IRE Home address, TIA Howard ave-
nue. Brooklyn.
Private (srst olass) JAMES TAPPEN. de-
ecased. Company d. s0eth Infantry
For extrsordinary heroism In action
alone against several enemy snipsrs.
who were causing many casualties
among his comrades. He killed two
OF the snipers. but was killed while
attempting to capture the third. Home
address. 81 Harrison street. s;apleton.
Staten Island.
Private JOHN TEEvAN, Company C,
leoth Infantry-For extraordinary hero
ism In action near Vilisrs-sur-Fern.
toon had Withdrawn from its position he
volunteered and returned to the posi-
ton formerly occupied In an attempt
to rescue wounded ecmrade. He
tensive machine gun Are continuing In
his attempted rescue until he himself was
wounded. Homo address. ti5 West
Fifty ninth street.
Private HUGH p. TRAvERs, Jr.. Com
psny Y. Thirty-dsht infantry-For ex-
Mezy, France, July Is, 1918. Early In
the morning Travers was wounded
while the Germans were attempting to
force a passage OF the Marne. bat re-
he was again wounded. but refused to
leave and continued on duty until the
engagement was over. Home address.
sos West l3sth street.
Bravery Before HinAsnburg Line.
<. iosth infsn..s@For enirsordinary
heroism IN action near Ronssoy. France.
September 70, 1918. While the advances
srains, the Hindsneurs lins was at It's
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