The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-26
CARNEGIE MEDALS
AWARDED TO II
FOR HEROIC ACTS
One Woman On List-Fiye
Lost Lives In Deeds
Of ValOr

PITTSBURG, April %. Five of the
IL heroes recognized by the Carnegie
hero fund commission, in awards made
public late today, lost their lives in the
performance Of deeds of valor. The
commission honored the heroes by
awarding one silver and sixteen bronze
medals. Dependents were granted pen
sions aggregatir.g ST $50 annually, while
$500 was given for educational pur-
poses and Sc. 600 for Dtlfel q y 3slf'
poses.
One woman was among those honored,
Mrs. Lora A. Yocom, Box 1853, r. +.
ID. No. 2, Brazil, Ind, housewife, was
given bronze medal for her heroic
attempt to save an aged woman from
the path of a passenger train at Brazil
on May 80, 1928. Both were struck
by the train, the aged woman dying
later Mrs. Yocom was injured seri-
ously but recovered.
The Citations
The heroes who lost their lives, and
their citations were:
Paul Edwards Nancy, II. Il. ID. 3,
New Bridge, Asheville, N. o., 13-year-old
school boy, drowned when he tried to
save another lad from Big Ivy creek at
Democrat, n. O., on August z, 1923.
His father received a bronze medal.
G. Franklin Judy, 1921 Brown street,
Anderson, Ind, a still cleaner, was snf-
located when he went to the aid of a
fellow workman trapped in crude oil
still at Lawrenceville, ILL.,, on July IL,
1923. His widow was given bronze
medal and death benefits of $50 month
with IS month for son.
Sidney w. Hoffman, 1853 East Sher-
man street, Portland, Ore, civil en-
gineer, met death when he attempted to
rescue child from drowning at Seaside,
Ore, on August 10, 1922. A bronze
medal was awarded his widow, with
death benefits If $65 month and SIS a
month for three children.
Clyde w. May, I45 East Forty-sixth
street, Portland, Ore, marine engi-
neer, was drowned when he went to
the aid of the child with Hoffman. His
son was given bronze medal.
Paul l.. Spackeen, 1916 Fairfax road
Cleveland, o., a Farmland, was in
jured fatally when he went to the. aid
of a woman who was in the path of
passenger train at Servia, Ind, on De-
cember %, 1922. Both were killed.
Spackeen's sister was awarded a silver
medal,
Other RecognitiOns
Other heroic deeds recognized were:
Jerry NJ. Griffin, 176 Prospect street,
Johnstown, Pa, saved boy from
drowning at Johnstown on May IL,
1923; bronze medal.
Robert Burton Henry, IA Broad
street, Berlin, No., attempted to save
woman from drowning at Ocean City,
Nd, August IA, 1922; bronze medal.
William H. Myers, 124 Hanna street,
Lock Haven, Pa, deputy constable,
saved two men from drowning at Lock
Haven on March 4, 1923; bronze
medal.
Jackson e. Dawson, A street. st.
Adams, w. Va, deputy sheriff, saved a
girl from drowning at st. Adams on
June 10, 1923; bronze medal.
William J.. Weed, 767 Mckinley
Parkway, Buffalo, N. Y, saved a girl
from being killed by train at Spring
Grove, Pa, February %, 1922; bronze
medal.
William H. Layne, Tracy City, Tenn,
saved q woman from being killed by
train at Cowan, Tenn, August 5, 1922
bronze medal.
Clifford r. Brown, Ss1 Wood street,
drowning at Sistersville on June 10,
1928; bronze medal.
John RawsOn Smith, S061a West
Gray street, Elmira, N. Y, saved
woman from burning house at Glen
ora, N. Y, July 25, 1922 bronze medal.
Lawrence l.. Downs, 903 East Seven
teenth street, Wilmington, Del, tried to
rescue boy from drowning at Will
uninRtOn, ON January o. 1921: bronze