The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-06
WAR CITATIONS
 AND HOW THEY
 WERE GIVEN OUT
Connecticut Men Won 98 Distinguished Service
 Medals.

slowed by the American government for extraordinary heroism in action The official figures are: Medal or , Honor, 7S; Distinguished Service Cross, 5,241. There were 98 Con necticut awards of the D. s. c. There were 941 awards of the Dis tinguished Service Medal which Is the decoration conferred by the govern, ment for conspicuous service in a po- eition of great trust and responsibil- ity.
 The American decorations are the greatest in the world. Winning them calls for a greater act of honor, valor or service than required of any other nation. The man who wears one has done something. These interesting facts are disclosed in the publication of Heroes All" which has just been announced by the Fassett Publishing Company of Washington, D. c. The book is an official record of the indi- vidual exploits and achievements Of Americans in the great war contain ing the name and citation of those who were decorated with the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal.
 Included in Heroes All" are
 
 from each division and regiment and each state and city who received the decorations. The Fifth Regiment of Marines and New York state head the lists. Nine men from New York won the Medal of Honor and 620 the D. s. c. Illinois with seven is second on the Medal of Honor list, while Tennessee, South Carolina, California, Miss our andN New Jersey with six apiece are tied for third.
 On the D. s. c. list Pennsylvania is second with APO. while Illinois is third with 353. Massachusetts is a close fourth with 321. The origin and his tory of the American medals and decorations generally are described in the Introduction of Heroes All! by Harry R. Stringer, the editor. In part MT. Stringer writes:
 Tradition has it that the custom of decorating war heroes originated with the Chinese many centuries be- fore the advent of Christianity. but the practice did not become popular until late in the middle ages when the armies of England wore badges after the decline of armor and be- for the use of distinctive uniforms In this country the custom dates back to the revolution.
 'HThe army Medal of Honor was authorized by Congress in 1882. Or iginal1y, the law governing the issu- anee of these medals provided that they were to be conferred only upon nonscommissioned officers and enlist ed men for deeds of extraordinary heroism, but popular agitation re- suited in the removal of this restric- ton two years later and commission ed officers were made eligible to the decorations although the requirements were in nowise altered. At the same time the provision designating them as Civil War medals strictly was elim- mated.
 +eThe war with Germany gave us our two other military decorations the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal. Con- gross established them in the army appropriation act of July. 1918.
 'sThe American military decora- tfons rank with the highest in the world. There is none greater, per haps, than our Medal of Honor. Our Distinguished Service Cross takes its place with the celebrated Victoria Cross of Great Britain which has been conceded to be the highest decoration for valor in the world while our Distinguished Service Medal is the equal of any foreign medal of it's class
 The following table shows the number of men from each city in Connecticut who were decorated with the Distinguished Service Gross:
 Anson1a =. ---
 Bridgeport .-.--. Bristol =. - = "s =.
 Center Brook
 Danbury -.-
 Danielson
 Eagleville 1
 East Lyme
 ElmwoOd
 Fairfield
 Glastonbury
 Glenbrook .-.-- l
 Gullford ........'.".. > Hartford .15 A Lakeside l
 Litchf1eld .-.-.... ."
 Mad1SOn
 Manchester
 Milford
 Merfden .---
 NauSatucR -...".."
 New Britain
 New Haven ...-...-... 13
 New London .-..-........ 2
 Norfolk l
 NOTWaIk
 Rockville ...... ...............
 Rocky Hll .....-...........1
 Southbury
 South Manchester .........
 Thompsonvtlle .............
 Torrington
 Warehouse Point ...........
 Waterbury .12
 West Hartford ............
 l
 WeStpOrt l
 WeStville
 W1nQSOF l
 W1nSted
 IOLal ....sSf
 The following table shows the mum. Der of men from each state who were decorated with the Medal of Honol or the Distinguished Service Cross:
 D.S.C. NJ. of H Alabama S3
 Ar1ZOn2 i1 Arkansas ZS California 135