The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-19
80 FRENCH HEROES
GET U. s. CROSSES
Pershing Decorates Allies Who
Showed Unusual Valor
Fighting With Yanks.
ONE COLONEL HONORED
Leandri's Regiment in an Ad-
vance Of Six Kilometers Cap
tured 1880 Prisoners.

Thirty more French heroes were
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
yesterday. Their deeds OF rallantry are
recounted In the War Departments daily
lists of those cited for exceptional SER
vice.
While our First Army was engaged
In reducing the st. Mihiel salient, Sep
tember IL. 1913. Col. Dominique Antoine
Leandri, Eighth n. c. p. leading his
regiment in the attack in iiaison with
the Twenty-sixth American Division.
directed an assault with marked bravery
ana ability. In an advance Of six kilo-
meters his command captured i,7s0 pris-
oners. including two regimentai COM
manders and thirty-seven other officers,
ninety machine guns, three heavy how
Users twenty-five minenwerfers, one
seVenty-seven nm. gun and large
quantity Of other material.
Lieut. Col. r. Quinton, ASIA Field Ar
tillery (Frenoh), attached to the Second
american Division, during the attack on
Mont Blanc. October SIT, 1918, per-
sonally made "Reminiscences to the
'front.' each day in the face Of heavy
smell fire and secured valuable informa-
tion Tor the placing OF his batteries
to &sdtahOn fkInu0 bOnnnT0.
second r. J. G. (French), working in
conjunction with an American brigade
on November Sill. 1918, led his bat
talon against determined resistance and
with valor stormed an important enemy
position.
Capt. Xavier Buchet. Thirty-third
n. 1. c.. during the terrific struggle that
marked the closing hours Of the war In
the Argonns-Meuse operations, unoeas-
ingly urged his men to their detectives.
HIS own example Of endurance and valor
served as high standard for those
under his command.
Lieut.. Louis Andral (deceased), OBJ
server. 2S4th Escadrille. French Avia-
ton. attached to the Third Army Corps,
III action near Dun sur Mouse, France,
october 80, 1918. distinguished himself
ny MS constant bravery and brilliance
as an observer and gave valiant service,
nying at times under the most hazard
Gus conditions Many times. the cita-
ton says. he returned from low lying
patrols with his machine rfddled with
bullets He attacked and drove from
It's mission an enemy observation plane
and later attacked a patrol of four
enemy planea In the fierce duel that
ensued Lieut. Andral was killed.
Sergeant Eugene /. f. Lucas, 15sth
r. l.. on two occasions performed SER
Vice Of SURPRISING daring and devotion
TO duty. During the preparations for
the attack on Aprenont. September IL,
1918. sergeant Lucas alone reconnoitred
the enemy lines and by exposing himself
to machine gun fire was able to supply
MA battalion commander with accurate
Information concerning the position Of
OF these strongholds. -Four days later
when aiding some French and American
soldiers In attack ne successfully routed
superior numbers OF the enemy after q
lively bayonet encounter.
In the citation OF Soldat de Premiere
Classe Michel Burel, l58th r. J.. ap-
pear the immortal names OF Chateau
Thierry and ct Mihiel In the attack on
the former, July 25-26, 1918, he was at
all times in the thickest OF the struggle
exhibiting singular valor and devotion
TO duty. On October s, during the at
tack on st. Mihlel he alone took n hos
tile machine gun and three days later
put to rout ten OF the enemy, killing one
In the encounter.
The other Frenchmen awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross are:
Capt. Jean Emile Rnult Fifth r. I. c.;
sergt. Jean Marius, Fifth r. l. C.; Lieut. NJ.
NJ. r. de Froissard- Broissia, Sixth r. |. c. ;
Corporal Jean Tilippi. Second r. ], G.:
Adjutant Chef Herve N. BrelIvet. Second
Lieut.. Jean NJ IT. Charron. Fifth n. c. p;
Brisadier Antoine Goyne, sixth Regiment
de- Chasseurs d'Afrique; Lieut.. Georges A.
r. Jourde, Twelfth II, C. p; Marechai de
Losis Marcel. A, r. Haumant. Fifth n. g.
r: Lieut.. Frederic II. Prudhomme. Twelfth b
r. c. P; Lieut.. Charles e. Daune. Eighth
r. Cap; Lieut.. claude e. Thiabaud, sixth
r; l. c. Capt. Henri Ravisse. 1874 y. l.;
Lieut.; Emmanuel r. r. Gauneny. lteth r.
l., Cavalier Jean Roussel. Twelfth r. c.
Fl Marechsl de Logis Aususte ]. Petit.
Firth r. c. P; Lieut.. Jean o. Dubet,
Eighth r. C. p; Lieut.. Georges Dormoy,
Eighth n. G. p. Lieut.. Francois de Pavant,
2s+th Esoadrille; Capt. Gaitan Llaras, bo5th
Regiment Air Service, and Chef d. ESQ. Hip
polyte A. NJ. Leclerc, Forty first II. n. &C.