The sun., 1919-04-03
NEW YORKER GETS
CROSS FOR VALOR
Corp. Mathew s. Fox Of Wash
ington Heights Tried to Save
the Wounded.

Tho War Department has awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal
Mathew 8. Fox, 104th Field Artillery.
SCI West 1s1st street: Corporal David
Bernstein, Fifth Marines, 427 East 1S+th
street. and Private Henry Kopp. TWEEN
ty-eishth Infantry. t97 Stockholm street,
Brooklyn.
According to the OFFICIAL citations re-
leased for publication to-day Corporal
Fox, while his battery was being sub
jected to a heavy bombardment Of gas
and high explosive shells In action near
Consenvoye, France, on November T.,
1918, extinguished pile of burning cam
outage covering ammunition and fuses
In an EFFORT to rescue two wounded COM
rades. While he was fighting the flames
another bursting shell exploded the am
munition and his gallant attempt was
rendered In vain.
Corporal Bernstein, during action near
Mont Blanc, October 6, 1918. voluntarily
braved severe shell and machine gun
fire in order to carry several wounded
soldiers from No Mans Land to a plso e
Of safety.
Private Kopp. in action near st.
Mihiel. France, displayed excellent
courage in capturing a machine gun.
which he turned upon an adjoining
trench. forcing twenty Of the enemy 10
surrender"
Capt. Gustav J. Braun. F'orty-seventh
Infantry, and q resident Of Buffalo, has
been awarded the Cross for extraordin-
airy heroism In action near Sergy,
France, July 1890. 1918. The citation
reads: mo medical officer or flrst-aid
men being present, Capt. Braun. then
First Lieutenant and battalion liaison
officer. established a first-aid station and
worked throughout the day and night
dressing the wounded. On both days he
repeatedly went out himself In the most
intense shell fire and carried wounded
men TO shelter. When the water sup
ply was exhausted he made several
trips through heavy machine gun fire
and hlled canteens at water holes and
creek in front OF the line"
Corporal Will II. Lee. Fifth Marines,
OF Liverpool. N. Y, during the advance
OF his company In action near Mont
Blanc. October 5, 1913. on two occasions
voluntarily carried wounded through
heavy fire.
Private John W. Thompson. Fifth Ma
rtnes. Of Astoria. after locating a ma
chine gun nest and destroying one OF the
guns returned to his lines with valuable
information.
In addition to those mentioned the
Distinguished Service Cross has been
awarded to the following men for valor
in the field:
Lieut.. Leon Marchand, French army, at
tached to the Thirtieth United States In
fantry; Private Clarence L. Richmond,
Cleveland Tenn; Private Frank ID. Voll-
mer. Cincinnati; Gunnery Sergeant Walter
Cook, Pricehurg: Private Zalme Lnloff, s.
/ Minsk. Russia; Sergeant I con W. Inmsn,
Sauk Rapids. Mimi; Corporal Guy II.
Clark. ST Paul. MINI; Lieut.. sidney
Thayer. Jr., Haverford. Pa; Private Les
ter =. Seitz, Macarthur, Ohio; Private Rob
ert e. sieg. Hooper, Neb: Private Carl H.
Stennson (deceased), Framingham, Mass;
Sergeant James Courtney. Falmouth. XIV.
Pharmacists Mate Thomas y. Russell.
Vallejo, Gal; Passed Assistant Surgeon
Dwight Dickinson. Washington. ID. c.;
Private Bert J. Devlir, Lynn. Mass: Pri-
vate Samuel c: Hirst. Purcelivllle. Va.
Private Leslie r. Gilbert. strum, Wis
Private Michael J. Hardiman, Chicago;
Private Herman Davis. Big Lake, Ark.
Sergeant John Daughty, Venice. III: Lieut..
George w. Jones, Worcester. Mass; Pri-
v'te Orr V. Lotspiech. Bonneville Mo
Private George .. Bishop, salem, Va:
private. Clarence j. McNulty, Chicago:
Private William A. Jacobson tdeceased,,
Viroqua. Wis. Sergeant John ]. Mctiinty,
Carbonate, Pa; Sergeant Noel +. Patton,
Fayetteville y. c.. Sergeant Mllledge A
Gordon deceased. Clemson College, :. c.,
and Private Edgar q. Mcdowell. Greer.
& c,