Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-02
lurSo number OF men who wcre In tho
vicinity. Mrs. Mary J. Mobley, mother.

vicinity. Mrs. Mary j. Mobley, mother.
Sergeant Fred c. Pruitt. Second Bat
TALON. One Hundred and Nineteenth
i In Try For extraordinary heroism
20. 1919. AZ imminent peril to his own
life. Sergeant pruitt and two compan-
ions distinguished Il lire In an ammuni-
ton dump. caused by a bursting shelf
the dump and saving the lives of a
large number of men who were in the
vicinity, w, X. Pruitt. father. Mount
Sergeant Forney b. Min,z Company
A. Three Hundred and Eighth Infantry
For extraordinary heroism in action
1913. Sergeant Min,z. in command of
a platoon. worked his way through the
.nniI, rear guard and captured five
rying party. Although badly wounded
when an organized position of the
enemy was encountered. he made his
and brought with him two German
prisoners, from whom valuable infor-
nation MAS obtained Sam b. Mintz,
rather. Millbranch. N 6.
Sergeant George Blain Ward Conn
pany a. One Hundred and Eighteenth
infantry. For extraordinary heroisrn in
h hcr i nead Hnr s France. octo-
company after III officers had become
casualties. Sergeant Ward reorganiZed
H. ana led II under hostile Smelling and
Z.
1cctiEc lie remained in command UNI
til painfully wounded on the following
day MR. L. W. Ward. mother. Brick
;, Scrseant Henry G. Hensley. Company
II. FIFTY sixth Infantry. For extra
9prdinary herois1n in action near Preny,
position of his platoon became un-
tcpable on account. OF machine gun
nre rom nest in their front. Sergeant
t!cns!cy attacked the nest alone and
succeeded in driving Oft the enemy with
hand grenades. W. IL. Iienslcy, father,
NiNOn, y. &.
Sergeant Harold @ Hubbard. Com
pany {, ono Hundred and Fifteenth
Machinc-Gun Battalion. For extra
ordinary hcroisn in action near Iprcs.
Belgium, August 20. 1918. During a
heavy hostile bombardmcnt, Sergeant
iiuppard voluntarily left his dugout
and vent through Che shell fire TO the
commander. After taking tho officer
t" partially sheltered position. he
ran 100 yards through tho barragc 10
secure inter and assisted the
v onnded officer to dressing s's station.
+, l. Hubbard father. Clinton. y. c.
UHDEIt HEAVY FIRE
Private Brainard w. Johnson, sani-
tary Detachment. One Hundred and
Sixteenth Infantry. For extraordinary
r Frnsd ~ acton JOIN near werd%n
exposed himself 10 heavy machine gun
fire in giving first aid 10 the wounded
through MS, devotion to duty and dis.
regard Of danger many lives were
saved; ". W. Johnson. father. Basic
CITY. Va.
Sa1itary Detachmen., one Hundred
and twentieth infantry. For extra
ordinary hcroism in action near ST.
quentin. France. September 20 TO cc-
toner 20. 1919. Throughout, this period
Private praughton iaborcd uncoasing-
~ IN evacua ting the wounded from tho
front lines 10 tho battalion aid post.
On October 10. Private DrauShton. with
complete disregard for bis personal
safety, advanced under heavy she'll and
nachino-Gun nrc beyond the front line
rendered FIRST aid to wounded Of
fcer.. and assisted him to the rear Mrs.
g. W. DrauGhon. mother. II. f. ID. 30.
: ,. Fayetteville. y. 9.
Corporal John 81. Baker. Company g.
+ Fourth Infantry. For extraordinary
heroisrn in action near RonchercS.
France. July %. 1918. Corporal Baker
led patrol through heavy machine
gun ire. In an attack on An enemy
nest. Seeing all the members OF his
iasrol lying about. either killed or
wounded. Nc coura gcousiy continued
the fire, killing sniper who had been