Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29

ton of his gallant conduct 1 have
awarded him in the name of the
President the Distinguished Service
Cross. JOHN ]. PERSHING, Gen.
eral. Awarded April s, 1919.
Sergeant Grover Q. Sheckart, 316th
Regiment of American Infantry, Il
noncommissioned officer of great
courage. After the commanding Off
Ger had been wounded and evacu-
ated he reorganized two platoons of
his company and led them through
the underbrush towards machine
gun nest. Advancing along against
n machine gun crew he killed the
officer and took four prisoners. lie
, continued to lead his men in spite of
Il wound in the foot which made it
necessary to be evacuated in the
evening. PETAIN, Marshal, Com
mander-in-Chief of the Armies of
the East. At General Headquarters,
April 10, 1919.
Sergeant G. c. Sheckart, extraordi-
nary heroism in action near Mont
faucon. France, September 20, 1918.
After his commanding officer had
! been wounded and taken from the
| field he reorganized two platoons of
his company and led them in a thick
| wood against strong machine gun
nests. He advanced alone against a
machine gun crew, killed the officer
in charge and took four prisoners.
He continued to lead his men during
| the advance of that day, in spite of
a wound in the foot which caused
/ his evacuation in the evening. JOHN
]. PERSHING, General. April IT,
1919.
First Lieutenant William NJ. Nc
Creath (now a captain1, 30th In
fantry. for distinguished and eXcep-
| tional gallantry at Biozd d'Agre-
mont on July Is, 1918, in the op-
erations of the American EXpedi-
| tionary Forces, in testimony thereof
and as an expression of apprecia-
| ton of his valor l award him this
! citation. JOHN j. PERSHING, Gen
eral. Awarded March 81, 1919.
| Francis Y. NaughtOn, private in
| the Sanitary Department, 112th In
| fantry, for extraordinary heroism in
! action in the Argonne sector, France
! October 1, 1918, shall receive this
| Distinguished Service medal. While
I mess was being served a shell eX-
| ploded, killing nine men and injur-
! ing twenty. Private Naughton, al
| though severely wounded in the
| chest with shell splinters, one leg
nearly blown off and bleeding badly
refused help until the others had
been attended to. Skilled in first aid
/ he instructed the others how to ad-
! just a tourniquet and rendered 9TH
| er assistance to the wounded finally
! permitting his own wounds, which
| subsequently caused his death, tc
be attended after all the others had
been cared for.
! The Governor congratulated each
of the fortunate young men.
Turning to Sergeant Sheckart he
said.
Young man, I would rather have
those two medals than be Governo,
of Pennsylvania"
Mayors Address
Mayor Keister made the address Of
welcome in the name of the city. He
was heartily applauded. In part ht
said
"As we look at these brave boys, will
the Stars and Stripes floating over them
the scenes of blood and struggle tha
they represent suggest themselves t.
our consciences.
i I'VE see them at Chateau Thierry
and again in the ST. Mihiel salient. il
Belleau Woods. and way out in "NC
Mans Land" with relentless determine
ton taking from the German strategi,
terruptedly for four years, fiattening ou
the salient and threatening the forti
fled city OF Metz.
In this greatest war of recorded his
tory the heroism of men never reached
higher plane. The war was won, no
by the President, or the Secretary o
War, or the Secretary of the Navy. o.
by any admiral or general victory wa
achieved by American soldiers ant
American s1ilors, privates In the ranks
J and by the privates at home. the Ameri
can men and women producing tn
sinews of war, and creating the mora
power behind the fighting forces
With the glorious triumphs that ha
come to American arms on land and sea
we say to every man that was in tn
service, to the men in khaki and tn
men in blue, to each one from seaman
to admiral, from private to general
those who were on the firing line as wei
as those who did not have the oppor
tunity of going overseas, that you
heroic deeds and your sacrifices hav
been appreciated by a grateful countr.
and n thankful community. You hav
earned the gratitude of the Nation il
maintaining the great principles of ou
: Republic, and the prestige. of our flag.
The Mayor paid a tribute also Il
the war workers at home, saying
II desire to pay personal tribute Il
the army of war workers benin,
the lines. I want to tell you hoy
busy men in all walks of life forSo
their business affairs for the tim,
! and labored diligently for the com
. mon cause. How your mothers, sis
ters and sweethearts worked in tn