The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
BV Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington, February 4.-The award or fl congressional medals of honor, Amer icas military decoration, which previ- ously had been given to only three men for service in the great war, was an nounced today by the war department Two lists of awards were issued, one bearing the names of two officers and IS enlisted men. and the other those of six officers and fl enlisted men.
 The medals were awarded on recom- mendation of General Pershing for con spIcuous eallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty Some Of the medals were awarded post-humously. The complete list of wards follows:
 Lieut.. Col. Emery J. Pike, Des Moines, Iowa, division machine gun officer, Eighty division, who died of wounds, collected twenty men of scat tered infantry units during an advance and later assembled several platoons and established a line overcoming dis organization so that the position could be held. He was wounded by shellfire while going to the assistance of one of his outpoSts who had been wounded.
 First Lieut. George s. Robb, Saline, Kan. 369 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 captain and com pany officers were killed and by flank ing the town of Sechault, with machine guns aided his battalion in holding it.
 Capt Edward c. Allworth. Crawford. Wash, Sixtieth infantry. swan the canal of the Mouse to lead the advance when artillery had destroyed the bridge while a company was crossing. Under ms personal leadership the enemy was thrown back out of machine gun nests and 100 prisoners taken by Allworth handful of troops, paving the way for a larger advance.
 Lieut.. Harold A. Furlong. Detroit, 35S infantry, who captured four macnlhe gun nests single handed and brought 20 prisoners, when his company had been held up by machine gun fire.
 Priv, John J. Kelly, Chicago, Seventy eighth company, Sixth regiment, ma rine corps, ran 100 yards through the American barrage to attack machihe gun nest, killing the gunner and one or the crew and returning through the barrage with eight prisoners.
 Corp. Harold w. Roberts, San Fran cisco, gave his life when the tank he was driving slipped into water filled shell hole and knowing that but one of the two-man crew could escape Roberts pushed his companion out say ing, Well, only one of us can get out and out you go.'
 Sergt. William Sawelson, Harrison, N. J., Company M 312 infantry, carried water to wounded man and was Killed by machine gun bullets while attempting second trip.
 Second Lieut. J. Hunter Wickersham' Denver, 353 infantry, ordered and led an advance of his platoon after his right arm had been crippled by shell rag ments. and continued firing his revolver with his left hand until he fell from loss of blood He died before aid could reach him.
 First Lieut.. Samuel Woodfill, Fort Thomas Ky, SiXtieth infantry, captured three gun nests, one after another XIII ing or capturing their crews. As he was about to jump into the third nest with his revolver, two Germans in nearby nest turned their machine gun on him Missing them with his revolver. ne grabbed a pick and killed them both.
 Priv. Nels Wold, Mcintosh, Minn', Company I, 13Sth infantry, captured machine gun nest and Il prisoners and later rescued a comrade about to De shot by a German officer whom Wold killed Wold was himself Killed whlie rushing a fifth machine gun nest.
 Sergt. Lloyd M. Sibert Sana, Cal, Company F, 354th infantry, remained with his platoon although i'll, and charged an enemy machine gun nest killing one of the crew with shotgun and capturing two others.
 Mai. oscar F. Miller, Los Angeles 'ols' infantry, personally led a charse III i'' 'n. Argonne forest, although shot through the leg and arm, and when third puilet through the abdomen brought him to the ground, continued to urge hls troops forward, bidding them leave him anu rush on to the next ridge. He died ol his wounds.
 Capt. George H. Mallon. Kansas Clty' 132nd infantry, with nine soldiers cap tured nine machine guns without loss' ,ev wealth each year into the country of approximately $15,Oo0,0ooooo. These