The sun., 1919-02-26
gen. O'RYAN HONORS
NEW YORK HEROES
Men of 9th Division Get Com
mendations in Addition
to Medals.
8 OFFICERS, 40 MEN NAMED
Special Orders Reveal Many
% Instances of Great Bray
cry Under Fire.

In addition to the many medals. Brit
ish, French and American, that the OIL
GERS and men Of New Yorks own Twen-
ty-seventh have been honored with,
Major-Gen. Organ. commander Of the
organization. has officially commended
three officers and forty-eight men for
their bravery.
The concentrations, issued in the
form OF special orders have been re-
leased for publication. The recital OF
the reasons for the honors accorded re-
veal much Of the hard fighting and
dauntiess conduct of the men Of the
Twenty-seventh and also of the division
as whole
Major Habert r. Molynsux. commander
of the 104th Machine Gun Battalion,
while a Captain commanding Company
C OF the 105th Machine Gun Battalion,
advanced his machine guns to the ex-
| treme front at a time when heavy cas-
ualties were being inflicted on the in
fantry and successfully aided in shatter-
ing enemy counter attacks. This oc-
! cured during the attack on the linden
burg line on September 81.
Brave Under Fire.
Major Nathaniel H. Egleston of the
l06th Machine Gun Battalion, while
Captain OF Company b. 105th Machine
Gun Battalion, made a personal recon.
Nuisance under machine gun and rife
nre In the vicinity of Care Farm. near
| Mount KENNEL, Belgium. on September
2 IN ~ aala n
| gun positions during the progress of the
| attack on Vierstaat Ridge, Belgium. Fol
| this Major Egieston Is commended, and
| Ia again cited for courage and qualities
| OF leadership In pushing his machine
guns promptly across lie Selle River l.
| the face OF heavy shell and machine
gun fire to support the infantry at.
tack in the battle of lie Selle River or
| October II last
Lieut. Edward S. Flash OF Company
c, l05th Machine Gun Battalion, lie com.
mended for courage and qualities of lead.
ership in making personal reconnais-
| sance under heavy fire on the night oil
| September 2s in preparation for the at.
tack on the Hlndenburg line the follow.
ing morning, and throughout the battle
In spite OF heavy losses, effectively hold
ing his position and helping to shatteI
enemy counter attacks.
| Enlisted Men Honored.
| Enlisted men commended are as fol
lows:
| Company X. 107th Infantry Mes.
Sergeant Harmon b. Vedder Sergeant
Robert l.. Peek, Private Harry G. Smith
! Headquarters Company. 104th FielC
Artillery-Sergeant Henry Il. Crawford
Privates Charles L. Crovat, Charles B
| Kehoe, Bernard J. Lynch. Bernard l.
Conway. Benjamin ]. Hoyt and walter
| +. Kiley.
Company A, 1o5th Machine Gun Bat
| acknowledgements Charles E. Paine.
Sanitary Detachment, l05th Machin,
Gun Battalion-Sergeant Harry Alike.
Company r, 105th Machine Gun Bat
acknowledgements Charles \. Cox ant
Howard Ames Won Dohlen, Corpora
John W. Tierney. Private John II. Nc
Donald 1.-TWO commendations).
Company c. lU5th Machine Gun Bat
tal!an-Corporal Martin ~ Sheehan.
Company Il. 1O5th Machine Gun Bat
talion-Corporal Frank Ellis.
Sanitary Observation-Disclosures Harr,
F, Garrity.
Company \, l05th Machine Gun Bat
talion--Privates Daniel H. Merritt (twt
commendations).
| Company C. l05th Machine Gun Bat
talion-Sergeants Frederick c. Werle
mann. Edwin u. Ross. Irving r. Ma
thews 1.-TWO commendations).D Donald L
Magruder 1.-TWO oommendations), lie Ro,
Hunt, Matthew F. Casey. Minthorne T
Gordon, Corporals William b. Cobb
Milton r, Pulford. Lawrence c. Leonard
James l.. O'Brien, Jr. Privates Thoma
]. McCarroll and Alfred Abrams.
Company d. 105th Machine Gun Bat
acknowledgements Rupert c. Kuhn. Ed
ward X. Hill, Harry NJ. Wood. Frank f
Monty, Victor Brinkman. George II
Bryan. Andrew Henriksen and James NJ
Leonard. Corporals Bailey Williams
Earl Irwin. Francis W. Clancy, Mechani
Edward ]. Durney. Prvates Arlie NJ
Rigel. bartholomew f, Dillon and Harr,
G. Crane.