The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-02
WAR MEDALS FOR
MISSING HEROES
War Department Seeks to
Locate Men Awarded q.
S. C. for Bravery.
CAN'T FIND RELATIVES

Nine bits of bronze and colored rib
bon and one silver star lie in the safe
| of the adjutant general in Washington
awaiting the call of six heroes and the
parents of four others who fell on the
field of battle. Of all the thousands
of awards for valor and distinguished
service in time of war only these ten
| have been so far undelivered and the
reason is that their owners cannot be
| located.
Only -four Of the decorations are
American. The men to whom these
have been awarded will never wear
them for they earned the tokens OF
heroism with their lives. But the par
ents or nearest relatives of the dead
heroes have right to the decorations
| and no stone will be left unturned by
the army recruiters to locate them.
Strenuous efforts are to be made to
locate the six other heroes also. If
they have moved from the addresses
given on enlistment papers, efforts will
be made to locate neighbors, friends
or relatives who can tell where they
have gone, for thus far the mails have
been unavailing The letters have not
even been forwarded.
Of the foreign decorations three are
from France, two from Belgium and
one from Italy. The list comprises two
Belgian Croix de Queries, one French
Croi de Guerre, one Italian Croce di
Guerra, and two French Medaille
d'Honneur des Epidemies. The Ameri-
can decorations are three Distinguish
ed Service Crosses and silver star. One
of the heroes was an American nurse
and of the other nine, one was a cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one a first
sergeant, two corporals and two priv
ates. Two of the posthumous awards
are for privates.
The names and decorations are given
below and are arranged under states to
aid recruiters in picking up addresses
in their territories:
Bellingham, MINI. - Frank Arkman,
No. 1429432, private, Co. L, 3O5th Inf,
| 77th Div; posthumously awarded Dis
tinguished Service Cross by the COM
mand general, AEF, March %, 1919
Residence at time of enlistment:
Bellingham, Mimi. Reason for nom
delivery-no known relative.
Fresno, Calf. - Carl c. Carter, No.
54O595, sergeant, Company A, 7th In
fantry, 3rd Division. Posthumously
awarded Distinguished Service Cross
by the War Department, February II,
1920. Residence at time of enlist
ment: Fresno, Calf. Reason for non
delivery-no known relative.
Toledo, Ohio.-Edward G. Mason,
No. 7571209, first, sergeant, Company
D, 18Th Infantry, 7th Division. Post
humously awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross by the commanding
general, AEF, January 10, 1919. Resi-
dence at time of enlistment: Detroit,
Mich. Emergency address: John J..
Mason, Toledo, Ohio. Reason for
non elivery-can not locate any rela-
tive.
Shawnee, Oklahoma. Frank
O'Brien, private, Company B, 33rd In
fantry, United States Volunteers.
Posthumously awarded citation for
gallantry in action in the Philippine
Instruction, by the War Department,
August 8, 1924. Residence at enlist
ment: San Antonio, Texas. Emergency
address: George Olden, cousin, Shaw
nee, Oklahoma. Reason for monde
livery-can not locate any relative.
Steubenville, Ohio.-John X. Irons,
No. 7S6749, corporal, Company K, 18th
Infantry, 9TH Division. Awarded
French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
Residence at time of enlistment: 524
Franklin avenue, Steubenville, Ohio.
Emergency address,: Mrs. Harry
Grawley, sister. 217 10th St., Monaco,
Pa. Address at time Of discharge.
ga Franklin avenue, Steubenville, o..
London, England.-Jane H. Johnson,
Reserve nurse, Army Nurse Corps.
Awarded French Medaille d'Honneur
des Epidemies. Latest address: Lon
don, England.
Manville, New Jersey. ] a m
O'Conor, No. 91120, corporal, Company
l., 165th Infantry, And Division.
Awarded Italian Croce di Guerra.
Residence at time Of enlistment: 800
9th avenue, New York City. Emerg-
ency address: Patrick O'Conor, father,
Parish of Arnogh, County Glare, Ire
land. Address given at time of dis
charge: $40 9th avenue, New York
City. Later address shown as Hotel
Asbestos, Manville, N. ].
Detroit, Mich.-Clayton r. Pollan,
captain, Section SGT, Ambulance Ser
vice. Awarded French Medaille
d'Honneur des Epidemies. Residence
at time Of enlistment: 220 May ave-
nue., Fl. Smith, Ark. Emergency adj
dress: N. r. Pollan,- father, same adj
dress. Address given on December
so, 1924, as 70s Peterboro street, De-
troit, Mich.
Butte, Montana.-GeoTge A earle,
No. 2261524. sergeant. Company L.