The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
BATTALION RUNNER
GETS VALOR CROSS
Private Eric C. Gumbs Of
Brooklyn Repeatedly Braved
Heavy Fire.
WEST NEW YORKER HERO
Refuses to Have Wound
Dressed Till Comrades Are
Attended and Dies.

! According to the official citations re-
leased yesterday the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross has been awarded to Private
Eric C. Gumbs. 510th Infantry. for ex-
traordinary daring in action near Authe-
and-Sy, France, November Q to 4. 1918.
Private Gumbs, whose home is in 2l1
Warren street. Brooklyn. while acting
| as battalion runner repeatedly crossed
areas subjected to heavy she'll and ma
chine gun fire, carrying messages TO and
from flank companies. To quote the cita-
ton His work, performed with I'M
hesitating devotion to duty. materially
contributed to the successful advance Of
his battalion"
During severe engagement near
Remeiville, France. November s, 1918,
Private John Brown, Eleventh Infantry,
OF West New York. after being badly
wounded in an effort to reach the side
of a fallen comrade. refused to be taken
to the dressing station until all those
about him had been evacuated. This
supreme act OF self,sacrifice cost him his
life.
Gave Life TO Save squad.
Corporal Frank 3. Carpenter. 30,th
Infantry, deliberately gave up his life
for his comrades in action near Moulin
de Charlsvaux. Arsonne Forest, October
5. 1913. Having located a machine gun
| sniper who was directing fire on his
squad Corporal Carpenter ordered his
men to take cover while he drew the
sniper's attention to himself by fire from
his rife. Though he was himself killed.
his gallant efforts saved his squad He
lived In Lockport, n. Y.
A modern example OF the messenger
who fell dead at the feet of Napoleon is
contained In the citation OF Private
William Barron. Third Battalion. Fifth
Marines. of Howley. n. Y. After max
ing many successful journeys over an
area swept by every kind OF fire in his
capacity as runner Private Barron was
caught In a heavy barrage and seriously
wounded. BY superhumsn effort, the
citation says. he made his way to his
objective and after being dragged into
| safety insisted on delivering the mes
| sage himself. This done he fell ex-
! hausted from loss of blood and later
died.
Lieut.. Thomas y. Dodwell, an oh
server in the Royal Air Forces. British
army. has been awarded the Distin-
suished Service Cross in recognition OF
a unique feat, demanding great presence
| OF mind and sustained courage, per-
formed In action near Bruges. Belgium,
| August IS. 1915. While leading two
other machines on a long Photographic
mission north OF BruRes Dodwells plane
was attacked by six enemy planes. Dur
ing the severe fighting that followed one
OF the allied planes was crippled and In
| danger OF destruction when Lieut.. Dod-
well and his pilot dived to it's assistance
| and enabled it to reach the lines in
safety.
While thus engaged half Of their tail
plane was shot away, and in order that
the pilot might retain partial control OF
the machine Lieut.. Dodwell climbed out
on the wing and lay down alons the
| cowling in front OF the pilot. causing the
| machine to sail toward the earth. When
| rearing the ground he crawled back into
! tho cockpit and safe landing was ac-
complished
Others Who Were Decorated.
The others awarded crosses are:
Capt. Dean NJ. Gnhllan. Ironton. Ohio:
Lieut. Robert NJ. Bailey. Anderson. g. G.:
| Major j. Q. Adler. Chattanooga; Private
John p. O'Rourke deceased, Akron: Pri-
yate Charles a. MCCARTHY. Boomers Ferry.
Idaho; Sergeant Charles F. sixg. IVES.
Park. Ohio; Private liver circuit. Maromain.
| Wis, Sergeant si'ss johnson. Morris III
J Sergeant Bernard Nelson. Antervile, Ia. ;
Private Emerson Smith, DAYTON. Ohio |:
| Private II. A. Hardy. Lynn. Mas Ser
Howard H. Morrow, Washington. u. c.;
Private Werner Eich, Washington, Ohio ;
| Lieut.. Eliot 4. Carter Boston Private
! Bobeli Purdy tdeceased), Hsnceville. Ala. ;
! Private Eli Mute deceased. Cleveland
| Ohio; Private Harry q. Holland, Lincoln,
| Ill; Private William A. Kruezman, Bates
Also Private Israel ], Chamberlain.
| Huntington, Vt: Private Andrew w Dill
| beck deceased; Sergeant Andrew F,
| Vognl deceased, Pittsburg Private
| Rudolphe Desrechers deceased, Fall
| River. Corporal Waldo Thompson. Ana
| conds, Mon; Sergeant Dennis A Lockard.
| Muncy, Pa; Private Cerl NJ I.ange, Wall
! Lake. Ia: Sergeant John W. Faust, Lex
| ington. y. C.; Corporal Clarence l.. A
| Dunsing. Frederick, Nd; Sergeant Charles
! l.. Hicks. Dawson Springs. Ky. Sergeant
| Alexander Stoker Dalton. Ga. Private
! Warren A. Chittum, San Francisco; Pri-
vate Joseph J. lie May. Seattle. Wash. ;
| Private Harry II. Palmer. wildomar. Cal, (;
| Sergeant Glen o. McEwen. Spokane.