Alma record., 1919-01-02

FOR HONORs
Private Guy ;. Gongwer of thu
City Showed Great Bravery
in Action.
WAS IN ARGONNE O|sTR|C7
His Officers Ask that Dis,inguishee
Service Cross Be Conferred
Upon Him.

Private Guy Gongwer, medical dc
partment of the l19th field artillery
has been recommended for the dis.
tinguished service cross, the highest
honor in the IT, S. Army, is the word
which has been received within ths
past few days from this former Alma
boy, who has been seeing extensive
service on the battle fields Of France
A copy OF tie recommendation
made in behalf OF Private Gongwe7
for the distinguished service cross,
made by Murdcck NJ Kerr, Major NJ
c., L. S. A., follows:
From: Commanding Officer, Sanitary
Detachment. 18th Field Artillery
To; c. G.. 32nd Division. Through
Military Channels).
Subject: Recommendation Dis.
tingushed Service Cross, Private Guy
:. Gongwer. Medical Dept, ll9th
tield Artillery.
/. Private Guy S .Gongwer, No
4ll7. Sanitary Detachment, 18th
Field Artillery, IS recommended foI
the award OF the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross, in view of his conduct dur.
ing the following military operations;
(a) September 29th, 1918, 500 p.
m. and throughout the night.
(b) One-half kilometer south OF
Nantillois. (Argonne sector).
(c) Private Guy Gongwer was
serving, as First Aid man under Lieu
tenant Milton Shaw 1T First Aid Sta
uon at First Battalion, 18th Field
Artillery, where ne rendered valuable
service and continued 10 do 50 under
heavy enemy shell fire. Shells pere
dropping and exploding only o few
feet from ne Ala Station.
(d) Rendering F.rs5 Aid TO the
wounded at the FIRST Ba. Aid Station,
llJth Field broi.lcry, where frag-
nents OF higa explosive shells
dropped all arc - aim, but this did
not deter him fce1 rendering unhes-
tatiugly the bes- :lat was in MIN TO
The many wounded soldiers brought
n from his own and other organiza-
ions. Private Gong7Ver has on many
other occasions deported himself in
a manner which brought commenda-
tion for his acts Of coolness and brav-
cry.
(c) Those rccara1 endations are
'oscd upon the valuaDie service rend-
red and uro7 me fearless and in
fei!igent manner IN which Private
Gongwer at all times renders First
Aid rat the scene of these operations.
Ire terrific shc.!ng OF this place did
not N the least prevent Private
Gongwer from caring for the wound
al and preparing the injured for
littering back 10 the roadside for
ambulance transportation
(f) These facts were ascertained
from Lieut.. Milton Shaw, Surgeon in
charge of the First Bn., l19th F. a.
Aid Station, where Private Gongwer
served as a corps man.
?. ! am of the opinion that Pm
vate Guy S. GongVer, Med Dept.
18th +. ~, has so distinguished
himself upon this and other occasions
that we are justified in recommend
ing the above reward.
Murdoch ". Kerr,
Major ". c., T.. S 4.
Comdg Det.
Private Gongwer went into the
army with the outbreak of the war,
and soon after was in France seeing
service. The work that he has done
is shown by the Recommendation for
the highest honor that can be award
ed a soldier in the United States
army. That he has been a soldier
whom not only his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Gongwer, but all Of
Alma, his home city, can honor, il
shown by these recommendations