The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-15
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Lieut.. Ward B. Chamberlin
Decorated for Fighting On
Though Wounded.

! The Distinguished Service Cross was
awarded yesterday to Lieut.. Ward B.
Chamberlin. 307th Infantry, of . Rector
| street. Manhattan. for conspicuous brav-
cry In action near Merval, France, Sep
TENDER 10, 1918. When leading his
company in attack through terrific shell
fire he was severely wounded in the right
hand. thereby losing the use of his arm,
but despite his weakness from loss of
blood he refused to leave his post until
ordered evacuated.
Corp. Charles r Stoll. 10Th lnfan-
try, OF 23S West Seventeenth street.
after the advance OF his company had
been stopped by strong machine gun Are
! In an engagement near St Souplet
France, October IS, 1918, voluntarily
crept far ahead of the front line, ac-
! companied by three men, two Of whom
| were Private Frank Garvin OF Garden
| City. l.. l., and Private Wesyl Kolon-
czyk of Cohoes. to attack an enemy posi-
ton located in a large farmhouse BY
skillful maneuvring in the broad day
light they covered all the entrances to
the house and forced the surrender OF
the defenders numbering thirty-six men
| and two officers. During the exploit two
OF the enemy were killed trying TO take
cover in the cellar. PTivates Garvin and
Kolonczyk will also receive the CROSS
A Cross with a cluster" indicating
two distinct acts OF heroism will be sent
| TO the mother of Charles c. Page, 239
! East Fifty-fourth street, who died of
wounds received in action October 10
1918. Private Page was awarded the
Cross for crawling out into No Mans
! Land during operations against the
| Hindenburg line on September 20, 1918,
| TO rescue a wounded comrade in the face
| OF a murderous fire
On October 10 during action near St
| Souplet, Private Page was sent ahead
| with scout patrol OF six men when
| they were suddenly showered with a
| storm of enemy bullets. One of the
patrol was killed and four wounded,
| among them Private Page. With one
leg blown completely of and the other
hanging by fragment of flesh he stimu-
lated the greatest confidence in his
| companions by his words of encourage
ment while being placed on a stretcher
| Shortly after reaching the hospital he
died.
An unique feat OF daring was that OF
| Private Epifanio Affatato, 10Th Infan-
try, whose home is in 472 Park avenue.
Brooklyn. After being wounded by fly
ing shrapnel he took shelter In a shell
hole somewhat In advance OF his conf
pany, from which he had become separ-
ated in the smoke and fog. While in the
shell hole he saved the lives of four
wounded comrades by throwing live
grenades. which had been tossed into
the shell hole by members OF his own
company in the rear. into the enemy
lines
Lieut.. William s. Hawkins. 10th In
fantry, of 16 North Fourteenth street,
Flushing. L. l., while acting as liaison
officer during the forcing OF the La selle
River. October II and IS. 1918, was
! painfully wounded by an exploding shell
but bravely continued on despite his loss
OF blood and worked untiringly under
heavy shell ire for two days until the
advance OF his battalion was checked.
Others awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross for conspicuous heroism I'm
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