The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-14
1853 OFFICERS WIN
SERVICE MEDALS
Pershing Announces Awards
for Exceptionally Merito-
rious Work Abroad.
B MAJ0R-GENERALS CITED
willard d. Straight Only
Major in List Which Con-
tains 100 Colonies.

WASHINGTON. April 1s.--Distinguished
service medals have been awarded by
Gen. Pershing to 1853 officers in the
American Expeditionary Forces "for ex-
ceptionally merltorious and distinguished
services" Names OF the officers were
sent to the War Department by cable
and announced to-day with brief
sketches Of the character of tho services
for which the medals were awarded.
In the list are three Major-aenerals,
forty-two Brigadier- Generals, 100 Colo
nels. Fl Lieutenant-Colonels, one Major
and one chaplain. One Marine Corps
Brigadier- General Is included.
Four OF the offhcers named are dead
more than two dozen of them have re-
turned from overseas and will be deco
rated here at home while the rest, who
are still abroad. will receive their medals
from Gen. Pershlng. Presentation Of the
medals awarded the four deceased Of
hcers will be made to the next OF kin.
Many of those included in the list an
nounced to-day previously have received
the Distinguished Service medal for GAL
lantry in action. The new awards are
wholly in recognition Of leadership dis
played by the officers in their various
assigned duties, Col. George Grille win
ming the medal for services in medicine
and surgery. Col. II. b. Lindsey for de
Notion to duty" in carrying on the over
seas work of the war risk insurance and
Chaplain Charles II Brent for work in
connection with organization Of the chap
lains' school
The list follows:
Mnjor-Gens. George Bell, Jr, John
Biddle and Frank w. Coe
Brig. Gems. d. E. Aultman. NJ. II. Bar
mum. IL. G. Bishop. f.. z. Booth. a. J.
Rowley, l.. ~ Brett. w. r. Burt, J. G.
Cashier W. NJ. Cruikshank, W. c. Davis
r. =. DugRn, S. l.. Faison, w. NJ. Fas-
set. ]. NJ. T. Finney. q. S. Gibbs. f.
Jadwin. A. NJ. Johnston, c. King, f. L.
King, G. r. Krauthoff ]. r. Lindsey.
J. g. McAlexander, u. Macarthur, J. b.
Mcdonald, L. J. McNair. w. X. Naylor
w C. Neville (Marine Corps). W. ].
Nicholson, r. Parker II. 4. Poore, @. s.
Simonds, +. w. Sladen. NJ. c. Spinks, II.
Taylor. W. S. Thayer. l.. $. Upton. r. D.
Walsh, W. /. Westervelt L. b. Wlnans,
@. A. Wingate, +. y. Winter and L. w.
Wolf
Co.'s. r. c. Alexander. y. Allison, i.
S. Armstrong, L. J. Arkisson, J. A. Baer.
+. G. Baker. A. +. Basket, l.. H. Bash.
r. McC. Beck, ]. Blrnie, Jr, J. Blake, r. c.
Rolling (deceased), c. Boyd (deceased),
i. Gourmet, G. G. Carson. J. j. Carly, J.
p. Cavanaugh, c. De +. Chandler. S. A.
Cloman. o. G. Collins, A. i. Conger. G.
Grille, G. B. Crusan. j. l.. Dewitt, T.
Dodd, II. Dorey. G. L. Edie, w. Elliott,
II. Ericskon, J. D. Fife, s. O. Fuqua, J.
Z. Goldthwaite. 4. s. Gorrell. w. s.
Grant E. Graves. J. W, Greeley w. f.
Harrell. W. II. Hart. ". Haskell. w.
Hayward. IT, A. Hegenan, J. X. Herr,
" K. Hilgard, 2. Hit. J. r. Holman,
T. y. Howe, W. Howell W. y. Hughes,
J. A. Hull, c. \. Hunt, 7. G. Hutton.
C. Johnston. =. l.. Jones G. Keller, w.
Kelly, J. c. II. Lee II. r, Lindsey. F. f.
Longley. J. 7. McAdams, r. McCleaye.
J. A. McCrea, ]. F. McKernon. G.. C.
Marshall, Jr., T. Dew Milling, T. II. Mott,
J. r. Mount, b. Palmer, z. D. Peek, A.
7. Perkins. f. q. Peyton, p. B. Peyton.
C. H. Purington, H. r. Rethers, J. c.
Rhea. c. D. Roberts. T. A. Roberts, ],
Ronayn, Z. L. Ruffner, T. w. Salmon.
J. s. Sewell. ]. F. Siler. G. T. Slade,
II. c. Smither. q. r. Spaulding, A. n.
Stark. W. c. Sweeney, c. J. Symonds,
J. r. Thomas. Jr.. C. A. Trott. G. p.
Tyner, S. II. Wadhams, G. II. Webb.
3. S. Welsh (deceased), NJ. C. White
head. W. J. Wilgus w. II. Wilmer. G.
X. Wilson, J. A. Woodruff, H. H. Young
and c.. A. Youngberg.
Lleut-Cols. r. Bacon, H Beeuwkes.
e. Behn, Z. Garfield, p II. Clark. r. II.
Coles, ]. L. Collins, c. r. Forbes c. s,
Gaskill. l.. Griscom, H. II. Jarjes, ]. r.
Fitzpatrick. l.. r. Krumm, G. NJ. p.
Murphy. ]. II. Perkins. J. G. Queke-
meyer. W. F. Repp. s. A. Robertson, G.
II. Vincent, II. c. Ward and II. II.
white.
Major Willard n. Straight (deceased).
Chaplain Charles II. Brent.