Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-16
THREE MADISON BOYS
ON HONOR ROLL
Two Won Distinguished Service
Cross and One the Croix de
Guerre In Big War

up COuC81uS the names OF S0VefA
Madison county boys, Sergeant Henry
Howard, of Valley View, Private
James Lakes, Of Kingston and Private
Owen w. Hisle, Of Richmond. The
Courier-Journal contains a good pic
ture of Private Lakes. Hisle won the
Croix de Guerre and Lakes and
Howard each won the Distinguished
Service Cross. As the Croix de Guerre
is French decoration for bravery,
the service sdene sby Owen Hisie in
citation for Lakes and Howard in win
ring Distinguished Service Cross are
as follows:
e Sergt Henry Howard, Valley View,
Ky.-Although seriously wounded
duriig q bofnbardment near Septare-
es, September q, 1918, he scattered
hisAnen ShdtssAnssd Alss e0fnbAiSt and
battalion to- retire behind ridge il
the. rear HE then, with about fifteen
men Held the advanced P0sfsz1n under
continuous fire of machine guns, Ona-
sttund a&d artillery until relieves
Tie following day by another bat
talon. He insisted on remaining With
His 1desachm<6t aadtfl the S,oiiimfnsahtiink S,oiiim
officer Of the relieving battalion pei
s5aAlly fected His eFacuA AtiOn.i Mr1.
istpsitass as sss Ssssss iiafs sfs sasxi ssssos,
kzssa5 ssSss Rs'ssnss s'. Hssass sss .sss
soldiers comprising the company
hsadauarters. detad14e6eg PRIVATE
bE41de de1ssf5koa Jas rcob6bAAsssommand-
II4 n aslsan1A9 6itkndhg dugou1b
s2vng a canal and capturing 24e
prisoners. Home address, MHa Mel
He ALEXANDER, stepmothef, Kingstod,
Ky.
| ~ Congressional Medal of Honor
Only two Kentucky men have re-
ceived the Congressional Medal Of
Honor during the world war. The1e
meH-a -hieut. Samuel Woodfiif~ AID
Sergt. Willie Sandlin. It is awarded
for. conspicuous gallantry and in
trepidity above and beyond the call
Eof duty.":s This medal is to an Ameri-
can military hero what the Victoria
Cross is to an Englishman. The Of
fccial citations are as follows:
| By direction of the President un-
der the provisions of the act of Con-
gress. approved July 9, 1918, the
medal of honor has been awarded, in
the name of Congress, to the fol-
lowing named officer for the act Of
gallantry set after his name. Fob
lowing is Gen. Pershing's cabled rec
concentrations, which have been ap-
proved:
First Lieut.. Samuel Woodfill Goth
Infrantry-For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity above and beyond the
call of duty in action with the enemy
at Cunel, France, October IL, 1913.
While Lieut.. Woodfin was leading his
company against the enemy his line
came under heavy machine gun fire,
/ which threatened to hold up the ad-
vance. Followed by two soldiers at
, twenty-five yards this officer went
, out ahead of his first line toward q
machine gun nest and worked his
way around its flanks, leaving the
two soldiers in front. When he got
within ten yards of the gun it ceased
firing and four of the enemy ap-
peared, three of whom were shot by
t Lieut.. Woodfill. The fourth, an Of
!, fcer, rushed at Lieut.. Woodfll, who
, attempted to club the officer with
his rifle. After hand-to-hand strug-
gle Lieut.. Woodfil killed the officer
l with his pistol. His company there
upon continued to advance until
shortly afterwards another machine
gun nest was encountered. Calling
\ on his men to follow Lieut.. Wood
fill rushed ahead of his line in the
face of heavy fire from the nest, and
when several of the enemy appeared
/. above the nest he shot them, captur-
I ing three other members of the crew
! and silencing the gun. A few min
utes later this officer for the third
time demonstrated conspicuous dar-
ing by charging another machine gun
position, killing five men in one ma
chine gun pit with his rifle. He then
drew his revolver and started to
Jump into the pit when two other
gunners only few yards away
} turned their gun on him. Failing to
kill them with his revolver, he
grabbed pick lying near by and
killed both of them. Inspired by the
Il exceptional courage displayed by this
!. officer, his men presseds.on to their
. objective under severe shell and ma
, chine gun fire. =
/. fill, 167 Alexandria pike, 8 Fort
Thomas, KY.
i Sergt Willie Sandlin, Hyden, KY
By directions of the President, under
the provisions of the act of Congress,
approved July, 9, 1918, the medal Of
honor has been awarded, in the name
of Congress, to the following named
enlisted man for the act of gallantry
Pershing's cabled recommendations,
which have been approved.
Sergt. Willie Sandlin, Company A,
132nd Infantry. "a. S. No. 278103.) }
For conspicuous gallantry and intre-
piCitv ahova and hevoud the call nf