New-York tribune., 1919-04-16
Private Killed Seven.
Captured Ia; Gets ID. S. c..
Pershing Awards Honor t,
Fourteen Others for Valor
ON French Battlefields

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The COM
mandcr in chief, in the name of the
President. has awarded the Distin-
gulshed Service Cross to the following
named officers and soldiers for acts of
extraordinary heroism:
Private Petc Mccoy. COMPANY p Tooth
infantry For extraordinary heroism in &c
1on oio near Bellicourt, France, September 80.
iba ibae' onan Unexpectedly encountering seven of
me enemy, Private Mccoy. sinple-handed
Killed them all with hr bayonet and a hand
grenade. As a result of this feat he can't
ured -FOUR hostile machine-gu emplacements
""t .'''t LOOK seventeen prisoners out of n dug
cut nearby Upon advancing further he
iouhd wounded officer, whom he sent to
the rear IN charge of another soldier and
',. I,on'lhuod , on to the objective Home ad
dress, Thomas. Ky. "N
s.,ts sergeant Willis Nj. Campbell. Company b.
noth Infantry. For extraordinary hero;sn,
III action near Rreullcs sur Meusc Troncn
castle, Penn 'N'''''' 4Ne"-
,nfa1 rravnte Leslie Bcaty. Company G.. 1loth
,nn "n""n'y' wy Tor p extraordinary hcroism in ac-
,,on ,n'no near khcauvilc. France October is.
''lS' homc address. Jamestown, Tenn.
rirst Lieutenant Frank Y. Hill. ll7th In-
H"n "''y, ror extraordinary hcroisn in ac-
,, ,,on near ''eDcve, France October s. 1918.
"om' address. Nashville. Tenn.
1oh,n orrivHte James 4. Williams Company r.,
M ~, action ncar Mazmghein. France. Octobcr
-. l''N. Home address. rcytonburg. Ky.
rr'vntc William NJ Wallace. COMPANY l..
~'un 'niahtiy' For extraordinary heroism
W m "'1,on near Maxinghcn. France. October
-. ''iS' Home nddress. Othclo ~ c.
', irst Sergeant John c. nyrum, Compnnv
H., H. nau'h infantry, For extraordinary hcNism
.m no "v,,"n near bcll'court, France. September
~. i''S' Home address Edcnton. N. G.
Privntc Hobart Miller. Company G. 10th
,.n,ahtry FOR extraordinary heroism in nc
,on n near Bcllicourt, France. September 20
l''S. Home address, Jacksboro, 'rcnn.
n'rst Scrgennt Dunk Davis. Company G.
l'th infantry. For extraordinary hcroism
~ acton near Bcllicourt. France September
~ l9lS. Home address. Rcd Springs N. c.
First Sergeant Edward r. King. Company
NJ 10Th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism
IN action near Flcsillc, France. October i
1918. Home address. Dayton. Ohio.
Sergeant John w. Norton. Company I.
-'th infantry. For extraordinary hcroism in
action near ST. Thibault, France. August &
1913. Home address, Ccntrnl Fails. r.. /
Sergeant Joe w. Turner. Company D. 11stb
infantry. For extraordinary heroism in nc
non near Vaux Andgny, France. October II.
1919. Home address. Enorec, s. C.
privaie Albert Leo Crawford, Company u.
18TH Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in
nciion near Bcliicourt. France. September II.
lols. Home address. Concord NJ c.
Sergeant Frnnk J. Simon. deceased 7o,t
Company. 9Th Regiment, United States Ma
rne Corps. For extraordinary hcroism In
action nrnr st. Georges France. November
J.. l3l8. Home address, La Grange. III.
Gunncry Sergeant Mnrtia s. Rodgers. Com
pnny M. bth Regiment. United States Marine
Corps. For extraordinary herosm in action
near the Champagne sector. France, October
u iplo. Homn address, Gordo, Ala