Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-08

ARE AWARDED
2S4 HOLSTERS
eight Nations Honor Indiana
Men for Distinguished
Service.
FRANCE AT HEAD OF LIST

FRANCE AT HEAD OF LIST
Oarorations for tinguished service
nd CONSPICUOUS bravery were awarded
uring the World War to 264 Indiana
1en. according TO information received
rom the War Department by AdJutant
.ieneraI Harry B. Smith.
The decorations were awarded by eight
nations. France, England, Italy, RUSSIA
belgium. japan, Montenegro and Panama.
The number Of Indiana men receiving
-ach tvpe of decoration follows: French
,roix de Guerre, 1872; French Legion
rHonneur. 10; French Medaille Militaire'
3: French Ordre de IEstoile MORE, :;
french MedailIe d HOnneur, 3; French
)rdre des Palmes Unversitaires, q;
french Orde de NIerite Agricole, 3; Pana-
nanian Medal of lie Solidaridad, ?;
Iontenegrin Ordre de Prince Daniie Ter,
Nontenecrin Medaille pour Ia Bravoure
'liIitarie, 8 Russian order Of St Stanls-
aus. 1: Russian order Of St. Georges
ross. 1 Italian war service ribbon, =;
Italian Crosse di Guerra. 3; Polish Com
nerative Cross, 1; British Military Medal
/: British order of the Bath. 1; Belgian
tlAEE NE LEtNlGAQ IL -1EAE- ian VI Wv NJ
4 Couronne, 3 Belgian CrOix de Gucrre
5; japanese order Of the rising sun, l.;
British Military medal, 4; British order
# st. Michael and st. George, /.
TAJOR GENERAL LEWIS
lost DECORATED.
The distinction of being the most dec
grated Hoosier goes TO Maj. Gen. Edward
Y. Lewis. who received five decorations,
IS follows: Belgian Ordre de Leopold
II, Belgian Cro;x de Guerre, French
Legion dHonneur, French CrOix de
Suerre and Montenegrin Ordre du Prince
DaniIe Ter.
The list Of men who were decorated
was turned over TO the historical com
mission and viii become q part OF the
war records Of the State. The list fol
lows:
British Military Cross-First Lieut..
James ". Aldridge. COyington; First
Lieut.. Donald Lee Miller. Indianapolis
First Lieut.. Everett Herbert Pea, Vim
cennes; First Lieut.. Cassell Black Tucker,
British order Of St. Michael and St.
George-Maj. Roger Garfield Powell. In
diana.
Belgian Ordre de leopold II-Sc-gt.
Louis H. Albrand, Winamac; Col. Clar-
ence s. Ridley, Indiana.
AfE4E-h-- oANAG tE ~ Nti--A1A--A- ---te--
Ralph \. Freel, Muncie; Lieut.. Anthony
Gerald Y0lz. Indianapolis; First Lieut..
Burdette 5. Wright, New Albany.
Belgian Croix de Guerre-Brig. Gen.
Vernon A. Caldwell, Indiana; William
Carroll, AIilltOwn: Burr L. L0velers. Col
fax: SergU. Norris o. Moore. Evansville
Sergt. Bernard ". Nicholas (deceased)
Dana.
British Military 9IedaI-John 4. Crofts,
Evansville; Corporal Andrew Il. Nirans-
TFfIf
annapolis; George Ejggle, CharleStcwn
Herman F. Seibei, SeliersburE; Henry A.
%robel. Tell City. Sergt. Charles W.
Thompson, -LynnVile; Claude Williams,
Holton.
British Order Of the Bath-Maj. Gen.
Italian War Device Ribboa-Archie
/. Bogue. Fountain City; Sergt. Clyde II.
Hunter, Wingate.
Italian Crocs Iii Guerra Albert Dietz,
Finceunes; Forrest I. Martz, Upton
Horace c. Rust. Sims
POLAND AWARDS
COMMEMORATIVE CROSS.
Polish Commemorative CrosS-Stanley
F0rtOnski. South Bend.
MOnteEegrin Ortlre du Prince Delulo
Ter-Capt. Lewis C Baird, Jacksonville.
MOntenegrin Nedaille Pour n Bra
vourse Militaire-ClJrence J. D0Cd. IT.
Wayne; Harold Gayman, South Bend
Norman J. ZelI, indianapolis.
Russian Order Of st. Stanislaus-Lieut.
Joseph 5. Gillen, Terre Haute.
Russian ST. Georges Cr0ss-Corporal
Walter E. Zimmerman, Terre Haute-
Panamanian Medal of lie SOiidaridad-
Col. Theodore H. Dillon, Indiana; SergL
Mai. Walter H. Rariden, Bloomington.
French Order al TEstoile Noire-L!eut.
Col. Homer B. Battenburg, Decatur
Lieut. Col. Henry ". Fleet.
French Medaille d'HOnneUr des Epi-
demies-Lieut. Col. Edmund D. Clark,
Indianapolis; Sergt. William =. krush-
anski, Mishawaka; Lieut.. Col Larry q.
AcAfee; Indiana; Lieut.. Leslie II. Max
well. Indianapolis; Sergt. John ". WI
kew. Terre Haute.
French Ordre Des Palmes Universe
tafre-Lfeut. Col. VIII n Brown, Indian
apOlis: Lieut.. Karl Erath, Indianapolis
Capt Ernest ". lowering deceased, La
Warsaw; Col Robert Todd Oliver, In
diana First Lieutenant John r. Stephen
son. Elkhart; Capt. Donald L. Stone, In
dianapolis.
French Ordre du Merite Agricole-Capt
James II. Carnine, HOlton; Col. Elijah
B. Martindale Jr, Indiana First Lieu
tenant Ralph X. Sines. Logansp0rft.
French Medaille Militaire-Charle5 l.
Beck, Westphalia; Corporal Troy c. Car
roll, Elkhart; Sergt. Leslie J. Dickey
Vincennes: Daniel 7. Jack, Geneva.
French Legion d'HOnneur-LIeut. Col
Frank II. Adams, Viucennes; Col. Franz
s. Armstrong, Indiana; Col. Hiram ]
Bearss, Peru; Brig. Gen. Harry g. Blsh-
Op, Indiana; Maj. Gen. Qmer Bundy, New
castle: Harold W. Burns, Gary; Lieut.
Thomas G. Cassidy, Spencer; Lieut.; Col
Roy II Coles. Indiana; Col. l.. X. GIshli'
lat, CuIyer; Mai. Gen. William G.. Ham
Col. Samuel Y. Ham, Indiana; Maj
Thomas G. Hamilton, La Porte; Col
Charles d. Heron, Indiana; Lieut. Col
Charles L. Hinkle, Frankfort; Col. Parker
Hit, Indiana Capt William Z. Kepner
Indiana Lieut.. Col Larry 3. McAfee, In
Capt Dudley W. Woodward, New Amster
dam.
WEARERS OF FRENCH
CROIX DE GUERRE.
French Croix de Guerre-Joe Adamec
Indiana HarbOr tdeceIsed) Joseph i
Alexander, Shelbyyille; Capt. Dallas X
AlfOnte, Ingalls,; Samuel Adredge, Mt
Vernon; Sergt. Carl J. Amrhein, Greeus-
burg; Harry E. Anderson, Walkerton
Sergt. Autreas Autreasian, Indianapolis
James J. Arnett, West Lafayette; Corp
rral james e.. Baker, ROckwein; LieTt
Waiter H BartOl, W'rsaw; Harry :
Bachelor, Carlisle; Charles W. Bateman
Bo0nville; Col HiFman J. Bearss, Peru
Dennis B. Bauman, Warren; Sergt. John
w. Branson, Evansville; John L. Brindte
fdeceasedl. Lebanon: Lieut.. Hilton l.
Brown, Jr. (deceased), Indianapolis
Lieut.. Elmer z. Butcher (deceased), Del
phi: Harold ". Burns, Gary; Mai. War
ner E. Carr, Indiana Irwin y. Chayken
Joseph c. Coffee, Ft. Wayne; Ora ]. 90
hee. Indiana: Sergt Samuel Cole, West
Lebanon; Walter Coufer, Indianapolis
Henry Z. COttingh5m, Robinson: William
y. Cottingham (deceased), Lafayette
Ivan Cox, Redkey; Clarence " Crabtr &c
tFafnrEnHl u