The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
One Congressional Medal.

After the ceremonies in Mr. Daniels's
offtce the chiefs of the bureaus returned
to their departments TO present medals
or other recognition to their subordinates.
In all 163 medals were presented at the
Navy Department
AT Washington Navy Yard seven
medals were presented. one of them be-
ing the only Congressional Medal of
Honor awarded in Washington to-day
1t went to Lieut.. Z. V. NJ. Isaacs.
In all more than $500 decorations and
letters OF commentator were presented
to-day TO navy and Marine Corps mem
bers, including thirteen Medals of Honor
eight OF which went to naval officers,
three TO navy enlisted men. one to a
Marine Corps officer and one to an en-
listed marine. Those to receive this
highest award for valor were:
Lieut.. Joel T. Boone. Medical Corps.
navy, FOR extraordinary heroism' In
treating wounded In France. Although
the dressing station was twice wrecked
by shells. the citation said, the officer
continued without cessation his treat
nent OF the wounded and set an in
spring example OF heroism.'
Ensign Charles IA. Hamman. Naval
reserve VINO ploted seaplane In a
patrol which dropped propaganda on
Pola, and when a comrade was shot
down landed on the water and rescued
the pilot OF the wrecked machine. "aI
though his own plane was not designed
Ter the double load and was in danger
OF attack by Austrian planes
Jonn Henry Balch, Pharmacists mate
Navy, who fearlessly aided wounded
under fire at Vimy as they fell In the
attack, voluntarily keeping up the work
Tor sixteen hours on a field torn By
shell and machine gun fire"
Sacrificed HIS Life.
Osmond X. Ingram, gunner's mate.
Navy, of the torpedoed DESTROYER Cas-
sin. who was killed while trying 10
release the depth charges before the
tNrpedo could reach the ship. "HIs life
was sacrificed the citation said, "in
an attempt to save the ship and his
shipmates."
David f, Hayden, hospital apprentice.
Navy. who at Thiacourt braved an
open field swept by machine gun fire
to dress the wounds OF n fallen COM
rade. then carried the wounded man
back TO safety.
Lieut.. +. V. NJ. Isaacs, Navy. cap
tued by the German submarine which
sank the transport President Lincoln
and while confined In prison camp
obtained information 30 impc rtant that
he determined TO escape and jumped
through the window OF a rapidly NOV
ing train. Recaptured. he made sec
ond and successful attempt. "dellber-
ately drawing the fire of the armed
guards in the hope OF permitting others
10 escape during the confusion, and
finally swan the River Rhine during
tho night"
A. y. Lyle, dental surgeon. navy. who
administered such effective surgical
aid" under fire during bombardment
as TO save the life OF wounded soldier
Lieut.. Com. J. J. Madison. naval re-
serve force. commander of the transport
Ticonderoga, sunk by submarine after
prolonged resistance directed by the
wounded officer from n chair. He was
unconscious from loss Of blood at the
end. but was lowered into lifeboat and
was saved.
Lieut.. Weeden T.. Osborne, medica
corps, navy killed while carrying bach
wounded under fire at Bouresche
France.
Lieut.. Orlando II. Petty. medica
corps. reserve force. who was knocked e