Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-28
RECOGNIZE WORK OF
|. DELAWARE SOLDIERS
Seventeen Men Receive Honors
and Medals Through the
War Department.

The Adjutant- General OF the United
States Army, through tho War Dc
partment has submitted TO J. Austin
Ellison. Adjutant- General Of Della
ware, n record OF the ex-service men
of Wilmington and Delaware, who
were cited for extraordinary hernlsm
while serving with the American Ex-
peditionary Forces during the World
War.
The separate citations include
eleven Wilmington men and six down
State men. one OF which at present IL
a member OF the Delaware Anti-Air-
craft Regiment. Fifth Company.
The citations are. Eusebius Da
Via. 1927 West Seventh street. SER
geant, Headquarters Company. Sixth
Field Artillery, First Division. Award
ed the French Croix de Guerre with
gilt star. His citation reads. "A tele-
phone sergeant, brave. jealous. and
conscientious. ON October 4, 1918, he
| distinguished himself by his courage
and GOODNESS i'm installing a telephone
| line under bombardment of violent
intensity. over ground swept by
enemy machine guns, and in main
tanning telephone communication be-
tween the infantry and the post Of
command"
George ]. Crosby. Delaware CITY
major, Tank Corps, adjutant, Tank
Corps, general headquarters. Amsri-
can Expeditionary Forces. Awarded
the French Ordre de iEtolie.
Donald Coward, s06 Jefferson street
private, ambulance corps. Awarded
i a..
star. His citation reads: with i'm
lperturable calmness and absolute de-
votion TO duty, he effected the evacu-
alton Of numerous wounded August
t-6, 1918, under the most perilous con.
ditions. regardless of danger am
fatigue"
John J. Cassidy. e22 East Seventh
street, private, first class, Ambulance,
Service. Awarded the French Croi,
de Guerre, with silver star. His cita
ton reads: "He effected the evacua
ton from the front lines under I
most violent artillery fire. displaying
the greatest energy and the mos
splendid coolness.'
william N. Brennan, deceased
Hockessin. Awarded the Frenel
/ Croix de Guerre with palm. A mem
Der OF 66th Co, 5th Regiment, u.
Marine Corps.
Albert W. Foreman, Wilmington
colonel, General staff, assistant chic
of stan. Gil. Fifth Army Corps
Awarded the French ordre d
lrEtnoile.
John NJ. Dunn. Wilmington, colone
General staff. Military Intelligence ID
vision. Awarded the French Legio
I d'Honneur.N
/, Glider ID. Jackson. Dover. captain
] 18th Company. 9Th Regiment. Unite
States Marine Corps. Second Division
Awarded the French Croix de Guerr
I with two gilt stars and one silver sta
Charles IL. Marshall, 1i2S Pin
street, private. Headquarters Con
pany, 18th Field Artillery. Second ID
vision. Awarded the French Croix
s Guerre with bronze star.
i Harry Kendall. 1404 Rivervie
g avenue, private first class, Ambulans
n Service. Awarded the French Crol
y de Guerre with bronze star.
e Leroy Jones. 2s Kentmere roa
It private. Co. Il, 115th Infantry, TWENTY
Ie ninth Division. Awarded the Frenc
d Medaille Militiare.
Il George l.. Watson, 81 West Thi
lie tieth street, First Company LIST Ba
d TALON, Gas Regiment, Chemical Wa
fare Service. Awarded the frent
e Croix de Guerre with silver star.
e Fred ]. Strickland, Newark, m
/ ohanic, Ambulance Service. Awards
il the French Croix dc Guerre with 81
20 yer star.
= Godfrey Pyle, 2317- West Sevei
,r teenth street, private. Ambulance Sc
d vice. Awarded the French Croix
ar Guerre with bronze star.