Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18

department HAS publSlleu an AZ :
dit,onal LIST of officers and men of
the Twenty-eight and Seventy
ninth divisions who were awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross by
General Pershing for extraordinary
heroism in action" Eleven of the
forty-seVen awards were made
posthumousN, the men having been
killed in the performance of the
acts for which they were cited.
The posthumous awards follow:
Gave Life Fo" His Men
Francis K. Austin. first lieutenant,
One Hundred and Ninth Infantry.
For extraordinary heroism in action
near Haumont. France. November
IL. 1918. He led a platoon of ma
chine guns and two ne-pounder
guns, with their crews, under cover
of n fog within the eneny's wire
and attacked at close range u strong
point held by twenty-five men and
ten machine guns. After this po-
sition had been reduced concNn-
trated machine gun fire from the
ranks forced Lieutenant Austin and
his party to withdraw. Exposing
himself in order to place his men
under cover. ne was mortally
wou1ded, but he directed the dress
ing of the wounds of his men and
their evacuation before he would
SaNNCpN any dlu AOI IIS hASd
few hours later.
Benjamin Bullock, first lieutenant,
Third Battalion. Three Hundred and
| Fifteenth Infantry. For eXtraordi-
nary hero;sm in action near Nam
tillois, France, September 2S-29,
1918. On the afternoon of Septem-
ber eS. Lieutenant Bullock displayed
E"eat bravery and fearlessness by
assisting two wounded men to 4
MI Ga, I,,I
sniper and artillery fire. On the
morning of the 29th OF September
he again demonstrated great bra
very by advancing alone into n wood
and killing Il Sniper. on the after
noon OF the 29th OF September,
while carrying n message TO the reg
imental post of command, he was
killed by 4 high explosive shell.
America Dipasqualc. private. Com
pany G. Three Hundred and Fiji
teenth Infantry. extraordinary hero
ism in action near Nerdun. France.
November II, 1918. He volunteered
I his services as n connecting file. and
during the course of operations was
/ obliged to cross and recross fields
swept by she'll and machine gun fire.
His efforts were instrumental in
keeping contact with the unit on mis-
left. While he was thus engaged he
was killed.
Lee c. Fletcher, first lieutenant,
! One Hundred and Eleventh Infan-
! try. For extraordinary heroism in
| action at Fismette. France. August
! 1918, 1918. When his platoon was
/ attacked by greatly superior force,
/ Lieutenant Fletcher. INTEL gence Of
/ iicer. organized a detachment and
/ successfully defended an important
/ position. Later. when our barrage
! was falling short he voluntarily
/ carried a message to the artillery
| for the purpose OF correcting the
! fire.
I Harry l.. Greenwood. sergeant
I Company X. Three Hundred and
! Fifteenth Infantry. For eXtraordi-
| nary hero:sm in action near Malan-
| court, France, September IS. 1918.
| He personally led a patrol of four
! men against a machine gun which
| was holding up the advance. cap
! tured the gun and nine prisoners.
| He inspired his men to greater effort
| by his excellent example under
heavy machine gun fire and was
killed while reorganizing his platoon
/ after n counterattack.
Fire Couldn't Drive Him
Paul i. Jenkins, sergeant, Com
pany -, 3l5th Infantry. For extra
ordinary heroism in action nea
Biberc!ty. France, November II
12lS. While installing q telephon,
line his regiment started attack
The enemy responded with a terrifi
barrage, and before the communi
cation was completed Sergean
Jenkins was in the midst of a heav.
encounter. Bravely he remained a
his post, endeavoring to establish
telephone service. but was Instant.
killed by shell fire.
Edmund w. Lynch, captain, 111tl
Infantry. For extraordinary hero
ism in action at Fismette, France
August 10, 1918. Seeing two of HI
platoons being cut off by the enemy
Captain Lynch went alone to thei
: rescue and engaged the enemy witt
. his automatic pistol, killing several
He saved his platoons, but in so do
ing sacrificed his own life.
John L. Owens, second lieutenant
315th Infantry. For extraordinar
heroism in action near Nerdur
France, November 4, 1918. Afte
locating three machine gun posi-
tions, Lieutenant owens put one o
them out of action with an auto
matte rifle by killing the gunner
and forcing the others to abandon
the gun. He was killed by machin
gun fire while reorganizing his com
. pany after a local counterattack.
Ward W. Pierson, major. 315t
Infantry. For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Etraic, France
November SO, 1918. He displaye
the highest courage and Leadership
accommodating the enemy's positio
under heavy shell and machine gu
fire. He was killed while in the pei
, formance of this act.
Alfred Stevenson, sergeant, Com
pany c. 111th Infantry. For extra
ordinary heroism in action nea
Fismette, France, August 10, 1sI'
. Sergeant Stevenson and a1othe
] soldier voluntarily went throus
heavy machine gun fire to carry a
important message II an advance
unit. Attracted by the cries of
wounded soldier while they wer
returning, they went to his assist
ance, and in doing so Sergeant Stew
enson was mortally wounded.
Died With Trust Accomplished
Eugene G. Watkins, private, Com
pany X, 315th Infantry. For extra
ordinary heroism in action nea
Verdun, France, November /. 1915
While acting as runner between bat
TALON and regimental headquarters
he received severe wounds. but con
tinued on with his mission to hi
destination. which was reached jus