Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1919-02-05
Al SOLDIER
HEROES GIVEN
j. S. HIGHEST
HONOR MEDAL
Corp. John Pruitt of Phoenix.
Who Captured Two Ma
chine Guns and 40 Men
Singlehanded on the List
By Review Leased wirel

fBT Review Leased WIrel
WASHINGTON. Feb 4.-The award
OF Al congressional medals of honor.
Americas highest military decoration
which previously had been given 10
only three men for service in the great
war, was announced tomorrow by the
war department Two lists OF awards
were issued, one bearing the names
OF two officers and I9 enlisted men
and the other these of SIX officers
and IA enlisted men
The medals were awarded on recon-
mendauon OF General Pershing for
conspicuous sallantry and intreped-
ity above and beyond the cali of
duty" Some of the medals were
awarded pOsthumOusly. The awards
include the following:
Lt--Col. Emery J. Pike, Des AlOines.
Ia, division machine officer SD Iii
vision. who died of wounds. collected
20 men OF scattered infantry units
during an advance and later assem-
bled several platOOns and established
a line overcoming disOrganizatiOn so
that the position could De held He
was wounded by shell fire while going
10 the assistance OF one OF his out
posts, who had been wounded.
Wounded, He Fights On
First 1t George S. Robb Salina.
Kas-, 369th Infantry, held his position
on the front line all night although
severely wounded twice and although
wounded twice again the following
day, assumed command when his cap
tain and company officers were killed.
CPt- Edward c. AIlwOrth, Crawford.
Wash, Goth Infantry, swan the canal
of the Meuse to lead the advance
when artillery had destroyed the
bridge while company was crqssins-
Under his personal leadership the en-
emy was thrown back out OF machine
gun nests and 100 prisoners taken by
AIlwOrth's handful OF troops, paving
the way for a larger advance.
1t Harold A Furlong, Detroit,
Mich, 353d Infantry, who captured
four machine gun nests single handed
and brought back 20 prisoners.
Pvt John ]. Kelly, 18th Company,
Sixth Regiment, Marine corps, ran loo
yards through the American barrage
TO attack a machine gun nest, killing
the gunner and one OF the crew and
returning through the barrage with
eight prisoners.
Saves Comrades Life
Cpl Harold W Roberts, San Fran
cisco. Calf, gave his life when the
tank he was driving slipped into a
water-filled shell hole and knowing
that but one of the twO-mau crew,
could escape, Roberts pushed his COM
paniOn out saying, We'll, only one of
US can get out and out you go"
Sec 1t J. Hunter Wickersham,
Denver. Colo, 353d Infantry, ordered
and led an advance OF his platoon aft
er his right arm had been crippled Oy
shell fragments and continued firing
his revolver with his left hand until
he fell from loss of blood. He died
before aid could reach him
Sgt Lloyd NJ. Shot, Salinas, Calf.
Company F. 354th Infantry. renamed
with his platoon although i'll and
| charged an enemy machine gun, kill
; ing one of the crew with a shotgun
and capturing two others. Although
! wounded, he continued in action until
| the last unit returned when he volun-
! teered and brought in wounded until
/ he tainted from exhaustion.
Mai. Oscar F Miller. Los Angeles,
7 Calf, 361st Infantry. personally led q
charge in the ATgonne forest, although
/ shot through the leg and arm and
when third bullet through the adbO
men brought him TO the ground con
I tinued TO urge his troops forward
/ bidding them leave him and push or
to the next ridge. He died of his
I wounds
Cpl John II. Pruitt, Phoenix, AriZ.
captured two machine guns, killing
] their crews and later captured 40 pris
oners single handed only TO be killed
himself while on sniper duty.