El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-14
y. S. Officers
Formerly Here
Are Decorated
D. S. Medal Awarded To
1863 of A.E.F. In Recog-
milton of Leadership.

Washington, D. c. April 14.-Dls-
Itinguished service medals have been
awarded by Gen Pershing TO les Of
fcers in the American expeditionary
forces "for exceptionally meritorlous
land distinguished services
In the list are three major generals.
q brigadier generals, Zoe colonels. q
lieutenant colonies, ane major and one
chaplain. One marine corps brigsdier
general IS Included
-Four OF the officers named are
dead. Presentation Of the medals
awarded the four deceased officers
win be made TO their next Of kin:
Many OF those included In the list
previously have received the distin-
guished service medal for gallantry
in action The new awards are wholly
In recognition Of leadership displayed
by the officers in their various duties.
Here Is the List.
The list follows:
MAI. Gems George Bell. ir.: John
Biddle and Frank COe-
Brig. Gems D. T. Autlman, n H
Barnum. II. G. Bishop, T. +. Booth, A
J. Bowley. l. VI Brett, ". 3. Burt. J.
c. Cashier. ". NJ Cruikshank. w g
Davis. T. B. Dugan. S. L Faison. " ~
Fassett, J. NJ T Finney. G. $ Gibbs, p
Jadwin. A. Johnston. c. King. r. l.
King, C. r Krauthoff. J. r. Lindsey.
L. G. McAlexan1er, d. Macarthur. J. B.
Mcdonald. L J. McNair, ". X Navlor,
". G. Neville (marine corps). W J.
Nicholson. z. Parker, 2. A. Poore- G.
s. Simouds, r ". Sladen. n G. Spinks,
H TAYLOR. W s. Thayer. L s Unton,
r. D. Walsh. ". T. Westervelt. 2 b
Winans. G. A. Wingate, T. A. Winter
and p. ". Wolf.
Many Colonies HOnored.
Coils. r. G. Alexander, y. Allison, F.
F. c. Baker, A. k Baskette, L n
Dash. r. McBeck. Q. Birnie. jr-. J
Blake, P C. Boiling deceased g
BOYD (deceasedl, r c Burnett C. g
Carson, J. J. Carly. J. b Cavanaugh.
c. DEF. Chandler. s A Cloman. O. G.
Collins. A. l. Conger. G. Grille, c b
Crusan, J. L Dewitt, T. Dodd. H
Derry, G. L Eide. ". Elliott. H. Erick-
son. J. D. Fife s o. FuQua, J. T.
Z. s. Correll. W. $. Grant
E Graves, J. W Greeley, " E Har-
rel. ". H Hart, ". Haskell. w Hay
ward. H A. HeEeman- ]. X. Herr. II
r Hilgard, P Hit. J. R Holman T.
u. Howe. ". Howell. ". y Hughes J.
A. Hull. c. A Hunt. P. c. Hutton. e.
Johnston. P. L Jones, c Keller. W
Kelly, J. C. H. Lee. H b Lindsey. F.
F. LongleT. 7 P McA0ams- r NC
Cleave. J. A 1fcCrea- J. F. McKernOn.
g 6. Marshall. 5r.. T. De ". Milling.
T. B. Mott. J. r Mount. 3. Palmer. F.
D. Peek. A 7. Perkins. E. G. Peyton.
p. 3. Peyton. G. H Purington- H r
Rethers. J. C. Rhea. C. y. Roberts. T.
A. Roberts. J. Ronayne. E L Ruffner,
T. ". Salmon, 7 s. Sewell. J. E. Siler-
G. T SIads, H c. Smither. c. r
SpauldinE- A y. stark. W Q. sweeney,
G. J. Symonds J. R. Thomas. jr- c. A
Trott, G. P. Tyner. 5 H. Wadhamlss'
p al -
Fl z. Whitehead. ". 7 Wilgus. W II
Wilmer. G. X Wilson. J. A Woodruff,
H H. Young and G. A. Youngberg-
Lieutenant Colonies.
Lieut.. Coils. r. Bacon. H. Beeuwkes,
6. Behn. z. Garfield. P H Clark r
II. Csales, J. L Collins, G R Forbes, 9.
8 Gaskiu. L Griscom. H H. HarJes. J.
p fitzpatrick, I. r krurnH, g. n P
Murphy. ]. n. Perkins, J. q. Queke-
meyer. ". F. Repp. s. A. Robertson. /
C. H Vincent H. c. Ward and H
Mai willard D. Straight deceased. I
Chaplain Charles H Brant.
OF the officers receiving the dis
tinEuished service medal fOr high I
Qualities OF leadership. Mai. Gen Geo. {
Bell. ir., IS remembered here as bril- /
Eadier general commanding the fifth 4
brigade at Fort Bliss IN 1915 and also /
as commander OF the Fl Paso military [
district Brig. Gen ". J. Nicholson I
was colonel OF the 18th cavalry at Co /
lumbus. y. n Brig. Gen ". T. IVES !
tervelt was here in 1916 as captain 4
In the eighth field artillery and Brig. 4
Gen E. 3. Wlnans was & major in the 4
seventh cavalry here. Col James c. I
Rhea was a captain In the eighth cav
airy at Fort Bliss In 1916 and helped 4
with the organization OF the Border /
Rifle club. Lieut. Col. J. L Collins. J
whose family Is here, is on Gen. PERISH
.ng,s staff and was aide TO the gen
sral on the border and in Mexico. He I
Is a soninlaw OF e. s. Stewart.