Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-29
THREE ST. Johns MEN
GIVEN DISTINCTION
High Honorary Rewards For
Members OF Classes 1911
1919 And 1916
DIVISIONAL CITATION

In 4 recently published list Of Mary:
land men who received decorations
for their val0rous service IN France
here we're given the names Of three
St. Johns men who distinguishes 4
themselves and were given high homo
rary rewards. They were First
Lieutenant Frank G. Mellon, Of the
class OF 1912. who received the French
croix de Guerre Captain Harry G.,
Rull. 1911. Divisional citation Ser.
geant Fred Bielaski. 1916 Divisional
citation
Mellon and Rnhl were both big ath.
letes III their day at St Johns and Il
is interesting 10 note that an article
which was published some time ago In
The stars And Stripes named thee
two men on the All American football
team in France Sergeant Bieiaski
vas d very brilliant man IN his col
ege work leading his class at gradu
ltion
These names are additions To the
Isl Of alumni Of ST JohEs who have
received decoration of various kinds
They bring the number known at
,resent up to eleven. eight others
having been decorated some time ago
Enoch B Carey. 1908, received the
Croix de Guerre Tor his galiantry In
action The class OF Gary IS the old
est. so far as Is yet known, which has
the honor of claiming decorated
member
OF the class OF 1906 d member re
ceiyed citation for the Croix de
Guerre This wns ST. Pere Wilmer, Of
Germantown Pa
Gerald G Smith won the Croix de-
suerre for his distinguished action In
nc British Flying Squadron He was
member or the 1903 class
Louis H Brereton 1872 won three
lecorations. the Distinguished Ser
Ice Cross. Croix dc Guerre, and the
legion Of Honor The college as yet
has no knowledge of the action which
gon these distinctions for her yalorous
on. but the service must have been
nc. indeed, which would 80 cover q
nan with glory.
Another aiumnus who Won three
decorations WAS an Annapolitah who
S already we'll known TO the people
the city. Captain Paul Nutwell
starlings was the only man besides
rcreton whose gailantry inaction
% ned three high honors Capt ain
tarlings went torrance with the flrst
ontingent Of ten thousand negularH
n June, 1917. After period pr
-aining he saw his first active SER
ace iii the TouI sector in March Of
ast year iii the next monthShe was
ii the Montdidier salient of fhe ri
ardy battle front
During the thrust toward goissoris
Il July. 1915, Capt starIings BOOK the
ilIage Of Berzy.Ie.Sec. an important
osition above Soissons 1t Is prob
Bile that this action. which asas cred
fed entirely To Captain Starlings won
9ne of his decorations for hiIn Brig.
tlier General B. b Buck cited the
antain for this work
Two other citations we're gi0en one
" Major General John B Somerail.
nd another by the War department
rhe latter also gave the full credit to
Capt. starlings Tor the capture Of
3erzy-le- Sac.
The decorations won by has many
brilliant actions were the Distinguish
id Service Cross. the Legion af Honor
and the Croix de Guerre. The latter
yas awarded with two palms for gen
raj citation. The decorations we're
exhibited before Mothers meeting
ii the state House last year.
on October 5th. 1918, Captain Star.
lings was wounded in the bead By q
machine gun bullet. but tie injury
i'd not incapacitate him for q great
ength 0f time AT present he is with
he Army OF Occupation as member
il the ColoneIs stan His particular
work 1t this time Is the organiza.
ion Of the headquarters regiment
There were three other ST Johns
men besides those given hOEe, and
hose last three were of Glasses 30
recent that they are wisbin the mem.
ny of the present asfldeSss Of the
s,olIage One OF these. MasnF Gabriel
r. Mackenzie was recent visitor as
he college He has been ksck iEl the
states for some time recoy ring from
effects OF gas Major Mack nzie grad
uased ii the class Of 10 He has
been awarded the DistingE isfed Ser,
vice Cross aand the Crotx de auerfs