The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-12
MEDALS GIVEN
1900 NAVY MEN
ARN|ST|CE DAY.
MANY CITATIONS
FOR DEAD SAILORS
Secretary D anie Is Makes
Presentations to Officers
at Washington

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! ficerS and men Of the navy and marine
: corps throughout III" world were recriv-
! ing today. decorations won by distin-
! guisched wartime service. Secretary
Daniels presented similar rewards /" Of
ficers now on duty at the Navy depart
ment.
/ Mr. Daniels pinned tho distinguished
/ service medal "n the tunIcs of the fol-
TowinG officers:
! Admiral Robert T.. Koontz. Rear Nd
mtral Thomas Washington. Rear Admir-
al Charles b. MrVay. Rcar-Admiral Rob
! ert Griffin. Rear Admiral Charles j.
| Radgcr. Rear Admiral George r. Clark.
! Rear Admiral W. G. Braistcd, Rear Ad-
miral Samuel MCGOWAN. Rear Admirals
David W. Taylor Charles W. Parks. and
| Commander 7. W. Footc, personal aide to
Secretary Daniels and during the war
commanding officer Of the transport
| rrcS!d !dcnt Lincoln.
After the ceremonies in Mr.. Daniels
i office, the chiefs of the bureaus return
! I'd to their departments to present med
| ais or other recognition TO their sub
! ordinatcs. In all 1853 medals were pre-
! sented at the Navy department.
At Washington Navy Yard seven med
ais were presented one OF them being
, the only congressional medal Of honor
awarded in Washington today. 1t went
to Lieutenant Commander r. V. NJ.
; 1Saacs.
$500 Decorations.
In all more than 800 decorations
; and letters Of Comcndation were present
cd today to navy and marine corps MEM
bcrs including l3 medals of honor, eight
of which went to naval officers. three
to navy enlisted men. one TO marine
| corps officer and ono to an enlisted
marine Those 10 receive this highest
: award for valor were:
| Lieutenant Joel T. Roone, medical
! corrs, navy. for extraordinary hcroism
! IN treating wounded in France. Although
: the dressing station was twice wrecked
: hv shells, the citation said, the officer
| continued without cessation. his treat
mcnt OF the wounded md set an inspir-
) ing example OF hcroism."
EnsiCn Charles II. Hamman, naval
reserve, who ,piloted seaplane In
! patrol which dropped propaganda on
! rola, and when comrade was shot
! down, landed on the water and rescued
| tho pilot OF the wrecked machine, al
! though his own plane was not designed
| for the double load and was In danger
Of attack by Austrian planes
John Henry Balch. pharmacists mate.
navy, who fearlessly aided wounded
under fire at Very as they fell in the
, attack. voluntariiJs-ksepias ap -taes'Tork
! "for sixteen hours on n field torn by
she'll and machine gun fire"
Tried to Save Ship.
OSmond X. Ingram. gunners mate
navy, Of the torpedoed destroyer CAS-
,.l,no
lease the depth charges before the tor
pedo could reach the ship. Ills life was
sacrificed" the citation said. in an
attempt to save the ship and his ship
mats"
David E. Hayden. hospital apprentice.
navy, who at ThIauCourt. braved an
open field swept by machine gun fire
to dress the wounds OF a fallen comrade
then carried the wounded man 'bacE TO
safety.
Lieutenant Z. V. NJ. 1saacs. navy.
captured by the German submarine
which sunk the transport President
Lincoln and while confined IN prison
camp obtained information so !mpor-
tant that hc determined TO escape and
Jumped through the window of n rapidly
moving train. Recaptured. he made
second and successful attempt "deliber-
|
guards in the hope OF permitting others
20 escape during the confusion" and
finally swan the river Rhine. during the
night.
A. G. Irlc. dental surgeon. navy. who
administered such effective surgica.
aid" under fire during a bombardment
as TO save the life OF a wounded soldier.
Lieutenant Commander J. ]. Madison.
naval reserve force. commander Of the
transport Ticondrroga, sunk by sub
marine after prolonged resistance G,-
rooted by the wounded officer from n
chair. He was unconscious from loss OF
blood at the end but was lowered into
q lreboat and Mas saved.
Lieutenant Weeden f. Osborne. med
ical corps. navy, killed while carrying
back wounded under fire at Bouresche.
France.
Lieutenant Orlando II. Petty. medical
corps. r. F. who was knocked TO the
ground by u gas shell which tore his
mask at the Relleau Wood fight. but
discarded the mask and courageously
continued his work Of caring for the
J wounded.
Robert G. Robinson. gunncry sergeant.
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