The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-22
CORPORAL JOE ALLEN
IS HIGHLY A0A0RED

rornoral Joseph Allen. Of Htgnlano
park = member OF Company B, llotn
infantry. was yesterday afternoon
sAnted with the French CroN
fsuerre with star for conspicuous gai-
n ntrv An action. Presentation TOOK
niace IN the Office of Governor DAVIS
and was made by Major Wnnam -
stack. who commanded the Ola uIay
battalion Of the 11Sth inian'rs 'v
seas.
present at the presentation, oeslaes
the recipient OF the honor ana ,NaJo
stack were Governor Westmoreiano
nsw,s General 10 Lane Stern, AdJu-
fat-General Of Virginia; Mayor Ainslle'
Tse,,tenant-Colonel Harry L. King, re-
cr,,itinr officer for this state MAJOR
John Mcbride, Jr.. assistant recr u,ltr rs
oSacer. Captain Dunn, Major T. r.
Mntt marine recruiting officer: Lieu
tenant Albert Houston, navy recruiting
officer, and Major Charles IA. LARSON
publicity officer for this state.
The medal and citation were
ceived Sunday by the district rec' "i'
Ing Offices In this city
Tha order accompanying the medal
reads as follows:
General Headquarters OF the french
Armies of the East:
with the appreciation OF the com
n.rAAr-tn-chief Of the American e1-
peditionary forces in France. Malsna.
o. France, commander-in- chlef Oh .ne
armies Of the East cites IN the oFusi
Of the army corps. Alien. joseph e.,
CORPORAL. Company B. One Huno1eo
ana sixteenth Infantry Regiment
with the assistance OF four soiolers
he attacked and captured eight ma
chine guns and their gunners-
AT General Headquarters. Aprh ."
1919. .r
marshal OF France.
Commander in Chief OF the r'e'e'
Armies of the East
~orroral Allen was born in Ken.
rond March 9, 1896 He volunteered
WITH the Richmond Grays ana lei
Hichmond September "a. 1917 ane
after training at Camp Mcclellan let
~. United States May II. 1913, VIII
fhe Twenty-ninth Division He par
ttrfnated in the occupation of defen
awe sector "Haut' Alsace and In tn
Neuse. Argonne offensive. He wa
wounded at the battle or 'raho MOI
Tarne." october rs, 1918.
n charge OF four privates, Cor
moral Allen, on October s. 1918. at TN
hattie 81 Haumont Woods. capture'
eight machine guns and their gunners
OF the ave men engaged in this WORK
two ~ t,,.m received the .. s, G, 0
tfi. government and now Corpora' A.
len is to be decorated with IN
French honors.
ABOUT noon. the sth OF October
1915, says Major William A. StacR
who was In command OF Corporal Al
lens battalion at the time. our as
gaultinr wave was being held up O.
calling machine gun IRE FROM 10
holes" and pill boxes" held BY Hu
machine-gun crews, VINO couio no.
seen. Waiting and watching TOT
little smoke which some times coui
he seen on a cloudy day such as TIM
was Corporal Allen selected four pr
Yates from r company to aid him an
went to destroy this resistance AT
irving closer TO the Huns, Corpora
Allen found a great deal more tina
he expected to find. but by so placin
his men and with the aid of that eve
present determination OF the America
sn,dter TO do or die, he surprised an
brought in~ eight machine guns HI
their crews. consisting OF ffty-ssx prs
ouers. The success OF this great wor
Ia a most wholly attributable to goo
workmanship. for every shot nred .
any OF this group of men hrousl
Down \ Hun. No shots were nred W
less n good target presented itself
Corporal Allen himself has airean
recsived the distinguished servit
cross from this government.