The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24
CROSSES GIVEN 27
HEROES BY 0'RYAN


the enemy TO surrender: the capture CEN
large Maxim guns, seven light machine
guns, and three anti-tank guns.
Sersesnt Henry c. Hull. Company H.
lch ssrOis Ssn near nGny
wounded in the head, Sergeant Hull reor-
sanizd a badly scattered line In the midst
Of heavy Are and led II into combat. lie
| him to place another In command.
First Sergeant Harold Greene, Company
ios M hsrS
his commanding officer was severely
wounded and evacuated he took COM
m man "a, and LED the &c, company throash a ter
! severely wounded. and refused to be evac-
uated until he had been wounded a second
time.
Sergeant George Rowe. Company ].
10th Infantrys.oFOr he,oisna near Ronssoy.
ne line nil
Sergeant Frank X. Dec. Company i,
10Th Infantry-Tor horoism near Ronssoy,
September 90. When the advance of mis-
platoon had been held up by direct ma
wounded. went out in plain view of the
his teeth and. throwing the bomb with
his LEFT arm. put the gun and Its crew
Private, First Class. william n. Nrt,e.
Battery ID, 104th Field Artilley-For
heroism near Montzeville, September IL.
| when continuous bomoardment had set
MIN. shells. utterly disressrdins hi his per.
Sna w Sfsy the % st.. ShsP ms%
| oxtinguished the IRE. saving the ammuni-
ton and preventing the enemy from To-
Meehsnic Herbert NJ. Brink. Battery u.
Io4th Field ARTILLERY; Corporal George A.
Ppr.s R RsnSy b. 10Th Field Aster'
lo4th Field ARTILLERY. are the three other
men who accompanied Nette, and their ci-
First Lieut.. Marvin l.. Atkins, Iosth In
fantry-For heroism near ST. soupIet Oo-
tober IS: After being gasssd and his
| seized the gun OF a wounded soldier and
attacked tho machine gun, which he
spiraton OF this fearies. act his company s
| overcame several other machine gun en-
placements placement. and and REACHED t the cSIsetiye.
| 105th Infantry-For heroism east Of Rons-
SOY, September 20. During operations
| against tho Hindenburg line he with an
ofricer and two other serseants, occupied
| an outpost position In advance OF the line.
which was attacked BY a superior force.
Sergeant Kirk assisted in repulsing this
, Sergeant samuel v: Boykin.. Company
citation reads the same as Kinks
| Corporal Merritt ID. Cutler. Company L,
.S o2th a. @ounaea h.
| went forth under treacherous enemy hre
and dragged two wounded comrades TO
safety. Later that day he organized a
stretcher party and carried in three
wounded comrades under machine fire
which was so severe that 1t had stopped
the advance OF neighborinE troops.
First Glass Private Frank II. Kenny.
Jr.. Company II, lo7th Infantry-For here
| commanding officer wounded, he made hts
way through intense machine gun Are to
his hrst sergeant and notified him that
| continued with the company until the
advance was checked and the FIRST ser
s.sy w9un 81 tho when nsn no
command. Failing to find him he or
ganized a squad OF slightly wounded men
| munition, which he salvased. nopped up
| a section of the enemy trench and then
| reJoined his company In Its continued ad-
vance.
Sergeant Harry r. Lynx. Company G.
1ooth Infantry-oFor hsroism near Rons.
SOY, ssptemoer LEA e ssNnra sinem stoups
| from other companies, consolidated them
| and led them into combat, continuing until
wounded a second time.
Mechanic Edwin w. Mclaughlin = ompany
| I, 10th Infantry-For extraordinary hero
| ism near Ronssoy September %; The rest
| OF his company held up by machine gun hrs
| Mclaughlin advanced alone and put the
guns out of action. On several other oe.
oasions he volunteered and accompanied
sergeant Philip CAREY. Company 1. 10th
Infanty-For extraordinary heroism near
platoon of survivors of a battalion Sergeant
Carey led them under heavy fire, advanced
against machine gun nest and by use
| of hand grenades killed or wounded the
| crew
corporal Albert c. westfaII. Company q,
10Th infantrsIFor s1tTsoFdinSry nsr9'.
| gun Gre he went into the open and res
oued wounded British orlcer. Later.
| after two runners had been KILLED trying
| to locate missing elements OF his battalion.
! Corporal westfsll assumed this task and
four times crossed sunken road con-
| tInuously raked by enemy FIRE.
Corponl Henry Peter Lynch. Company
Il. 1O5th infantry-For extraordinary hero:
| in shell hole with nine men Hfty yards
! in front OF the line he crawled to his
| company's position through neavy machine
| He then organized a bombing party. led Il
against the hostile gun and put It out of
| action.
Private Max Norton. Medical Depart
ment. losth Infantry--For extra ordinary
heroisnr near Ronssoy September 20. Pri-
ya;e Norton. on his own initiative, went
ing in wounded under heavy FIRE.
Private Mahlon c: Ward. COMPANY r.
q purl nsrO opora iS1 Sast
the enemy lines east OF Ronssoy he went
out under heavy nre and bandaged and
Private De witt W Crsndeu. Sanitary
Detachment. I0sth Infantry-For heroisn
east OF Ronssoy, September 30. During
| operations against the Hindenburg line
treated the wounded until wounded three
times.
Private James Bougie. Sanitary Detach-
| mont. 106th Infantry--For heroism near
Ronssoy, September 90. During operations
| against the Hndenhurg line he wont for
ward under FIRE and brought in wounded
comrades, continuing after he had been
wounded,
Privrte Anthony scIafonI. Company 4.
105th Intantry-For heroism near Rons-
SOY. Septeurber 30 While the advance
against the Hindenburg line was At its
height Private Sciatoni. seeing gunner
way he was seriously wounded. but con-
tinued. reaching tho position md using
his body to shield the gunner while the lat :
wounded three times. finally losing con-
| sciousness, After his wounds were dressed
he insisted on leaving the held unaidcd.
| Priyate"' Walter Klinge. COMPANY VI.
IO6th Infantry-For heroism near st. Sou
| plet. October u. Sent out as scout with
: a ratrsAa n an offceT. and, two. men. he
| went ahead alone. killed two enemy
two machine Euns Whom tho patrol
came up the capture OF the guns was
| completed.
Corporal Abel j. Levine, Company X,
Io1th Infantry-For extraordinary hcroism
near Bony september 90 After his platoon
! had suffered heavy casualties and all the
I Hergeants had been wounded Corporal
| Levine collected the remaining electives
platoon and continued the advance, When
his rife was rendered useless he killed
several of the enemy with his pistol lie
was wounded.
NJ. 10th Infantry--For extraordinary hero
ism near Bony September 20. During a
period that his company was held up by
| enemy fire Private Hagemeycr acted az
| 10 hes Though