New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-20
Bravery in Arggonlae
Wins War Cross for
Brooklyn Soldier
Sgt. Thomas Wynn Bisked
life to Cut Wire and
Open Way fer An Attack;
=. Z. Private Honored

WASHINGTON, April 19-The COM
mander in chief, in the name Of the
President has awarded the Distin-
euished Service Cross to the following
named officers and soldiers for acts of
extraordinary heroism
Sergeant Thomas Wynn Company Fl. 307th
Infantry. For repeated acts OF heroisn in
action in the Argonne Forest, France Oct
3 and s, 1918. Sergeant Wynn advanced
alone 70 within tTenty yards of the energy
lines under heavy machine gun fire after
ordering the member Of his platoon to take
cover. and cut OPENINGS III the enemy
barbed nire lie then led his platoon in an
attacs on the hostile trenches, III INJUNCTION
With another company, and captured af-esn
prisoners. Three days later this soldier
agaiA cisp exceptional courage, when
attempts we're being made 30 relieve :. bat
talon Of his regiment which had been cut
off BY the enemy, in leading the first wave
of his platoon III the attach. securing a foot
ho.d Oh the Top of a hill and holding it all
despite the fact that H. had been wounded
Home address, 1873 Atlantic Avenue, Brook
Ign.
Pirate Jacob Levine, deceased Company
ism IN action near s.. Juvin France Nov
II, lYl6. Vale his company Was beng at
tackled from three sides and tbs terrific en-
enly fire he'd caused many casualties in the
FS aa ns..s 4 s the s assg z >qa E.
had advanced about ten yards he was killed
by deluxe Of machine gun bulets Next
Of kin, Nathan Levine father, II Forsyth
Street, Nov York
7roral Thomas T. Walsh, Company NJ.
II action near St. Juvin. France. oet. ls.
l9ls AdysneiHE onazr hea or.ilissy and
o. -9g ysfas Cofpo5al Waisn re-e sea Il
wounded courade and brought him safely
paeh to Our lines. Home address, l6i HUI
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Frisalr Henry nl4oe Hunt. Company
lISih 1ri.fir ai' o1ffafr4lnarJ haroi IA,
In attion ncar Ramcoan }ranee Oct s.
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1naly hefomm in acuon ncar fiaut VI ,nes
France duly -, lalS Homo addresa.
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Captnin Louis Lucius Lyon, llSth Infan-
try FOR eNtiaorAinary leroisn in action
near Braneourt France. Oct. 8, 1913. Home
address Decatur Ga.
Private loseph II. C,ermont. Con,nanv NJ
aaCth infantry. FOR eNtraordinary heroisno
in actigsn near S. Juyn. France Oct. lG,
l9lN Home address, Fail River Mass.
Private Louis J. Cropenu Company n
5,h Regiment. United states Marine Corps.
fior extraordinary heroisn in action near
pe"eaU Woous, rance, juno 10, HIN
llcme addree9, Boston
Corporal William II. McGinnis, Company
-, I'm Magn'ne Gun Battalion. Aor, cN-
,, ""l u'i"Iy ierolsm ~ acton near merry
NnnSr.c"Ts' r rance, aus H. l9io' Homo
"@u'e9~' D'eA'ey' W, va
corporal ,urtls MINIS strickland, Com
pam w. ism infantry. or extraordinary
HNt!o'stn ~ Ae1s9h near hrahcourt, France
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11sth 1nfanpv "'r s"ue ep,'pay M
in action near yauX Andirnv Fr9nre 0ct
II ais Enr,o ad.n.
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71Sth Infsnrv For eStrao,ii,a,,v harSi ~
in action n1ar Brancol,rt Franc4 Oct
1918. Home address Union S C.
149d infantry For extra"rdina1v herS,is1
in action near ST Ffi4nne France Oct <
1918. Home address tordeu Okla
saraan,., r,e.,,.. ue~., -. >,
''r' Ec"Ht I'o"at' o. W oouS, Company r.
IN acton near ST. Eenne Francs oct