The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-12
OVER 2,5OO MEDALS AWARDED ID MEN OF
 NAVY AND MARINE
0smond K. Ingram, Who Gave Life to Save Shipmates, Among Recipients of
 Highest Award
By Associated Press

1 Washington, November 11--While officers and men of the navy and ma. l r.ne corps throughout the world were
 receiving today decorations won by distinguished wartime service, Sec 1 retary Daniels personally presented similar rewards to officers now on duty at the navy department. Mir Daniels
 pinned the distinguished service medal len he tunics of the following officers. 1 Admiral Robert F. Coontz chief of naval operations; Rear Admiral Thom- ! az Washington, chief of the bureau of
 navigation and wartime captain of the dreadpaught Florida; Rear Admiral
 Charles B. Mcvey. chief of the bureau of ordnace and during the wsr cap- l tain of the dreadnaught Oklahoma: ! Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, presi-
 dent of the general board; Rear Ad- | n.ral George R.. Clark. judge advocate
 generals Rear Admiral w. c. Braistead.
 chief of the bureau of medicine and
 surgeory; Rear Admiral Samuel Mc- 1 Gowan, paymaster general Rear Ad niral David W. Taylor, chief of the tureau of construction and repair; Rear Admiral Charles w. Parks chief l Commander P W. Foote. personal aide l to Secretary Daniels and during the war commanding officer of the trans port President Lincoln.
 After the ceremonies in MT. Daniels office. the chiefs of the bureaus re- i turned to their departments to pre-
 sent medals or other recognition to i tfeir subordinates. Tn all 156 medals
 were presented at the navy department. 1 At Washington navy yard seven [ medals were presnted. one of them he 1 irg the only congressional medal of i fonor awarded in Washington, today. 1 T. went to Lieut.. Comdr. E. Vw M. | isaacs
 OVER 2,500 PRESENTED Tn all. more than 2,500 decorations
 and letters of commcndation were pre-
 stnted today toNnavy and marine corps
 members, including B medals of honor, eight of which went to naval officers 1 three to navy enlisted men, one to a marine corps officer and one to an en- 1 listed marine Those to receive this Highest award for valor were: l Lieut. Joel T. Boone medical corps, l navy flor extraordinary heroism' In
 .-eating wounded in France. although
 the dressing station was twice wrecked | ty shells. the citation said. the officer
 ''continued without cessation his treat rent of the wounded and set an in- 1 spired example of heroism.'
 1 Ensign Carlos P Hannah naval re- I serve who piloted a seap1ane in I patrol which dropped Sropaganda or Pola. and when a comrade was shot | down on the water rescued the pilot os . tine wrecked machine, "although his ! own plane was not designed for the eouble load ana was in danger Of at- ! tack by Austrian planes" John Henry
 Balch nharmacists mate. navy. who | s X. rIoI fra T { t.erzs-. a. thev fell in the attack vol tarilv keepine' up inc work flor l6
 hours on fiela torn by shell and ma chine g''H fire v
 1 T MIGRANTS CITATION l Osmond K. Ingram, gunner's mate lnsyy. of the torpedoed destroyer Gals ] sen, who was killed while trying to re- tlnase a depth charge in time to de- l stiov a submarine.
 'sIIis life was sacrificed" the cita-
 ton said, ."in an attempt to save the ship and his shpmates."
 < Secretary Daniels a few weeks affAr i IT grams death ordered that one of the i naw destroyers be named for the satiNr.. 1 Irgrams home was in Pratt C'ty, Ala. ! ? nd records show that his mother was 1 tre first person 10 receive pavmtnt 1 from the soldiers and sailors lnsup- farce bureau.
 !! David, E. Hayden. hospital appreu-. ! tne. navy. who. at Thiaucourt, braved an open field swept by machine gun I fire. to dress the wounds of fallen comrade, then carried the wounded man
 ba ok to,safety. A
 l Lieut.. EfM. Isaacs. navy captured Ikys the German submarine which sunk l! the transport. President Lincoln and I vLile confined in a prison camp oh- { tsined information so important that | hs determined to escape and Jumped through the window of rapidly mov- 1 ire train.
 Recaptured he made second and ,successfui attempt deliberately draw ling the fire of the armed guards in the 1 hope of permitting others to escape tduring the confusion" and finally swan the River Rhine during the
 night.
 \ A. q. Lyle, dental. surgeon. navy. who
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