The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
PERSHING REWARDS
HIS COMMANDERS
Four Major-Generals and Three
Brigadiers Receive
Decorations.
ONE PRIVATE HONORED
Doughboys Anxious to Come
Back, but Willing to Stay
While Needed.
ONE PRIVATE HONORED
BY tAs A.sociatsd p,e.s.

CoBLENz, March 15.-Four Major
Generals, three Brigadier-Generals, two
Colonies, one Lieutenant and one private
received decorations from Gen. John
]. Pershing, Commander in Chief of the
American Expeditionary Forces. to-day
in tho square in front of the
palace formerly occupied by the German
Emperor in Coblenz. The presentation
Of medals took place after Gen. Pershing
had inspected and reviewed two battal-
ions of the Fourth Division, the personnel
OF the headquarters of the Third Army
and the Third Army itself.
At the head OF the line of those dec
GRATED stood Lieut.. Cukela OF Minneap-
oils, Mimi, and next to Cukela was
Private John j. Kelly of Chicago. both
marines, who received the Congressional
medal of honor for bravery displayed In
attacking German machine gun nests.
Distinguished Service Medals were
presented to Msjor-Gens. Dickman,
commanding the Third Army: John l..
Hines, commanding the Third Corps;
william G.. HAN, commanding the Sew
enth Corps, and Charles II. Muir, COM
handing the Fourth Corps: Brig Gems.
Harry A. Smith, in charge OF civilian
affairs in the occupied area; Campbell
King. chief of stan of tho Third Corps.
and Malin Craig, chief OF stan of the
Third Army Coils. George Tyner of the
Third Army staff. in charge of trans
portation, and John C. H Lee. chief of
youngest chief OF STAFF in the American
Expeditionary Forces.
Pershing in Germany.
After the ceremonies Gen. Pershing
proceeded to Consdorf, Gutenberg. the
headquarters of the Thlrty-second Divi-
sion, where he lunched with Major
Gen. William Lassiter, commander Of the
division. This afternoon Gen. Pershing
reviewed and inspected the men of the
Thirty-second
Gen. Pershing had his first view of
American troops on German soil yes
terday when he inspected the Second
Division and presented more than eighty
decorations. Later ne reviewed the
division. which passed before him in for
nation. the marching time of the 1000
men being about twenty minutes The
inspection and review took place on
500 acre plateau on the east bank of
the Rhine overlooking Coblenz and the
winding river.
Mounted on dappied gray cavalry
horse, Which was presented to Brig Gen
John l.. Hines. commander of the Third
Army Corps by the British Mission.
Gen. Pershing inspected the supply
trains, ammunition units and motorized
artillery and then passed on to the in
fantry.
The Commander in Chief in this part
of the programme walked along the lines
Of soldiers. devoting more than an hour
to the work. He questioned company
commanders as to their quarters and in
reference TO conditions generally. He
talked to scores OF doughboys who wore
wound stripes inqulring IL they had
fully recovered and asking others II they
wanted to go home.
All Eager TO Return Home.
Without exception they were eager TO
return to America as soon as possible
for family and business reasons, but all
were perfectly willing, they said, 10
serve as long as 1t is necessary for the
United States to keep an army in
Europe. In reply TO a query as 20
whether he was willing to stay over here
one soldier replied:
Il have job waiting for me IN the
States, but I want to stay here as long
as the Government needs me-"
At the head of the line OF those receiv-
ing decorations, ana 1Or the moment
outranking two Generals. was Sergeant
Louis Van Israel of Newark, y. j., whose
mother IS living in Holland. The Con-
gress Medal of Honor WAS given to him
During the battle OF the Argonne he
crossed the Mouse, fell into a German
trap, escaped and again crossed the river
with valuable information as to the
enemy's forces.
Maior-Gen. John A. lie Jeune, COM
nander of the Second Division, received
the Distinguished Service Medal and the
insignia of Commander OF the French
Legion OF Honor. Brig. Gen. w. c.
Neville, commander OF the Marine Bri-
gade at Belleau Wood, got the Dis
tingulshed Service Medal. Seventy
eight soldiers received Distinguished Ser