The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

company {, 3l2th bfantry--For Elk
Tslms Farm. FRANCE. October sS"G Is, i nfs'
Private Blume volunteered to carry
message from his platoon across zone
OF 200 yards swept By heavy artillery
and machine gun hre. He was seriously
wounded while making the attempt to
perform the mission and remained un-
der this terrific nre for over two hours
before 1t was possible to rescue him.
Home address, Mrs. Elizabeth o'Hare,
sister. 122 East Third street, Troy.
Corporal ABEL J. LEVINE. Company ",
10th Infsntry-For extraordinary heroism
In action near Bony, France, September
20. 1918. After his platoon had suffered
heavy casualties and all the sergeants
had been wounded. Corporal Levine col
lected the remaining electives in his own
and other Uni, units formed platoon sSd
was rendered useless he killed several of
the enemy with his pistol. He was
wounded shortly afterward but he re-
fused assistance until bis mon had been
cared for and evacuated. Home address
Mrs. Jennie Levine. mother, 100 Prospect
avenue. Mount Vernon.
First Lieut. MARVIN 4, ATKINS. 1o5th
Infantry-For extraordinary heroism in
action near St. Souplet, France, October
ls 1913. Continuing in action after be-
ing gasscd. Lieut.. Atkins displayed ex-
ceptional personal bravery when tho ad =
vance of his platoon was checked by
heavy machine gun hre in SELLING the gun
of wounded soldier and attacking a
machine gun, which he sllenced and cap
tured. Under the Inspiration of this
fearless act his company overcame sev-
eral other machine gun emplaoements
dress, Mira Marvin l.. Atkins. wife. 1It
Arsyle place, Arlington. y. j.
Corporal ANDREW DEM, Company Il,
Sixteenth IufaDtry-For extraordinary
heroism in action near Scissors, France,
July ga 1918. ReorganiSing his platoon
after all officers and nor. Commissioned
Officers had become casualties. Corporal
DEM led charge on an enemy machine
gun nest which threatened to annihlla "a
his platoon and halted It's advance.
tirued on urtil he had killed tho gun
ner and the entire crew. Home address.
Mrs. q. Richardson. sister. 2sl Green
street, Albany.
Priynte (First CLASSY GEORGE w. BART
LETT, Company 7, Twenty -siSth Infan-
ty--For extraordinary heroism in action
near Scissors, FrsIce, July 10. 1918.
Acting in the capacity of battalion rum
ner. Private Bartlett volunteered and car
ried an important attack order from his
regimental headquarters TO the front line
battalion through terrific artillery bonn
bardmeut. He twice knocked do Nn
while In the performance OF this mission
but successfully delivered his message
on time. Although in r. dAzed condition
upon reaching the forward line he again
volunteered to carry a message Across
an area swept by enemy machine gun
fire. Home address, John Potter. uncle,
Honeoye. y. Y.
winners of Crosses.
Others awarded the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross are:
Lieut.. Fred Thomas, Gloves Gap, W.
Va, d: Corporal George u. Hughes, East
Salt Lake City" Passed Assistant Surgeon
Lester l.. Pratt, Bellefontaine, Ohio: Pri-
vate Chester Ray Hun. Augusta, Me.
Lieut.. Walter $. Rurk. Philadelphia
Passed Assistant surgeon Orlando II.
Petty, L. s. y. Philadelphia; Capt. Charley
Dunbeck. Anderson, Ind; Sergeant William
II; Nourse, Hyde Park. Mass Private
Walter T. Christenson, Brldgman. Mich.
Lieut.. Wesley Freml deceased, San An
tonic, Tex; Capt. Vance Mershon, Buck
ner Mo-; Private Walter Detrow, Wash
War Eagle. w. Va; supply Sergeant Ar
thur NJ. Fuller Baltimore.
Also Major Robert NJ Vail, Scranton
Pa: Private Charles schultz deceased
chicago; Private Henry p. Garsde Fall
River. Mass. Corporal FLOYD f, Water,
Ware Mass; Corporal Marian Kohn
Phhadelphis; Capt Alfred y. BaTksdsle
hesidsourE. cal; Capt. Ward NJ, Ackiey
North Portland. Greg; Sergeant Walter o
l. Peterson, Racine; Wis. Private Jo'
Sweet. Cambridge. Mass; Lieut.. James j
Roos deceased. Dover, Ca. Private Gus
tav GJerstead. Gary, Ind. Regimen entail Ser
Samuel p Addison. Los Angeles Private
Paul. Psppas. Niles Ohio; Lieut.. Clarence
g. Elmer. shannon, III; Private Carl J
Broberg, Aneta, y. Oak; Private Dean +
Smiley (deceased), Goshen. Ind: Private
Clarence Sbert. Tono. Wash: Private
Louis MazEoni. East Saugus. Mass; Lieut.
Dayton =. Sackett. Greenfield Tenn; Cor
poral James A. Greene, Providence. r.
Private AHe JermRison. Alexander, \
Oak; Private Eddie !. Parent, Brunswick
| Me: Private Herbert X. LennoN. Pottsville
! Pa: Lieut. George T. Gather deceased
| Bladen. Neb.. and Private Harry Kennedy
Fairmont. III.