Evening star., 1927-11-20
AWARDS BY NAVY FOR SERVICE
i'm NICARAGUA ARE ANNOUNCED
Posthumous Recognition of
Bravery Is Recorded in
Two Instances.
Official Story of Fighting Is
Told in Citations to
Several Officers.

made possible by the political turmoil
in Nicaragua carly this year. which
"cnt American naval forces to that
Central American republic, have been
! awarded by the President, TO 10 naval
officers and three officers and one en-
listed man in the Marine Corps, it
was announced last night at the Navy
Department.
Two of the awards of the Navy
Cross are posthumOus. One goes to
Capt. Richard b. Buchanan. l.. S. NJ.
| c.. whose cross has been sent to his
widow Mrs. Marjorie Buchanan. 1901
Connecticut avenue, with the follow
ing citation:
Fer extraordinary heroism in bat
tie when. on the occasion of the en-.
sagement at La Paz Centro. Mica
ragua, May 16, 1927. during an insur.
rection in that country. he led his
platoon into the city in the face of
unequal and unfavorable conditions.
and taking station at the head of the
leading patrol. needless of personal
danger. directed the operations in a
cool and effective manner until he
received wounds which resulted in his
deH TIL
The other posthumous award is To
Pvt. Marvin a. Jackson and it
has been sent to his mother. Mrs.
Nellie &. Everett. Chicago. with the
following citation:
For extraordinary heroism in bat
tie. when. on the occasion of the
engagement at La PEI Centre Mica
ragua, May 16 1927, during an in
surrection in that country. he ad-
vanced with other members of his
patrol in the face of the most un-
squal and unfavorable conditions and,
needless of great personal danger,
| fought in cool and effective manner
| until he received wounds which re-
suited in his death"
On Duty in Capital.
Two officers on duty in Washing
ion, Comdr. Charles NJ. Austin, who
is at the Bureau of Navigati ton i'm
the Navy Department, and Lieut.. Col.
James j. Meade, jr., assigned to the
Army War College, were among those
selected for honorS, both receiving
| the Navy Cross. Condr. Austin s
cross is accompanied with the fol-
| lowing citation:
For distinguished service to the
Government in a position of respon-
sibility in command of the Gilman
lega detachment of the landing forces
in Nicaragua in the Spring of 1927,
uui itiC TIE DiOoIeSS Ol an iIlSuIEGc-
ton IN that country. Largely
throughout his excellent Judgment.
tact, patience and ability. good order
was maintained and disarmament ac :
| complished within his district with
out bloodshed."
That with Col. Meade's cross saws:
For distinguished service to the
Government in a position of reSpon =
Sibility in command of a detachment
of the landing forces in Nicaragua in
| the Spring of 1897. during the prog
| ress of an insurrection in that coun-
| try Largely through his excellent
| Judgment, tact. patience and ability,
order was maintained and eventual
| disarmament accomplished with min
| imum bloodshed in the district to
which he was assigned
Restored Order.
Capt. Clark NJ. Woodward. United
States Navy, now commanding the
light cruiser Milwaukee, was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal fol
exceptionally meritorious service il
command Of the naval forces ashore
in western Nicaragua in the Spring
of 1927. 1t says that largely through
his excellent judgment, tact, patience
and ability. order was restored anC
| maintained ana ultimately all NiCdra
| guam forces in western Nicaragua
were disarmed. Capt. Woodward al
ready holds the Navy cross for hi:
services during the World War u:
executive officer of the battleship New
York, which operated with the sixth
division of the British Grand Fleet.
| Navy crosses were awarded to Capt
Julius c. Townsend, who Is now ant
was at the time of the insurrectior
in command of the cruiser Galveston
and Capt. Henry Lake Wyman. thel
| in command of the cruiser Denver
and now under instruction at the
Naval War College at Newport. II. /
| A similar citation was given Capt
John u. Wainwright. then in com
mand of the cruiser Cleveland, ant
now in charge of the Philadelphia
photographic office. AS he holds now
the Navy cross for services during
the World War AS commanding officer
of the transport Tenadores. he will
receive a gold star instead of another
cross.
Crosses are awarded also to Lieut.
Comdr. William n. Richardson, jr.
now on duty at the Naval Academy