Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
II TO GET NAN'S
i HEROISM MEDALS
Deeds of VaIor in Nicaragua
Win Crosses and Distin-
guiShed Service Awards.

dts in the wilds Of Nicaragua, that
read like tales of stored adventure,
we're recognized officially yesterday by the
Navy, when Secretary Adams authorized
awards, embracing the Distinguished
Service Medal and the Navy Cross, to
II heroes of the Navy and Marine
Corps.
Rear Admiral David S. Sellers, now
Judge advocate general Of the Navy, who
was commander of the Special Service
Squadron during the troubled Nicara-
qua campaign, was given the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for his out
standing work. Lieut.. John B. O'Neill
of the Navy Medical Corps, who was
attached to the Marine Corps on duty
in Nicaragua as a surgeon, was given
the Navy Cross. He is now on duty
at the Marine Barracks Quantico, Va.
Date Yet is Undetermined.
Secretary Adams proposes to make
these awards in person, but the date
for this ceremony has not as yet been
determined. The recommendations for
the awarding of these decorations. to
the Navy and Marine Corps men, were
made by board, headed by Rear Ad-
miral H. H. Hough, who is a member OF
the general board, Navy Department.
Fifteen Marines were awarded honorS
for feats of valor, two of them enlisted
men. Two distinguished service medals
and IS Navy crosses were given them.
Col. Rush r. Wallace, who was given
the distinguished service medal, now Is
In command of the Marine Barracks
here, Lieut.. Col Charles r. Sander
son, now on duty at Marine Corps
headquarters, Navy Department, Is
native WsShingtonian, having been ed
ucated at Eastern High School and
Georgetown University. He was given
the Navy Cross.
Col. SandersOn Wins Cross.
In the list OF awards for service in
the Nicaraguan campaign is the name
of a prominent WaShingtonian, Lieut..
Col. Charles r. Sandersorl, who was
given the Navy Cross for distinguished
service as brigade quartermaster Of the
I'd Brigade and its supply oh1cer from
January, 1928, to April, 1929.
Col. Rush r. Wallace is given the
Distinguished Service Medal for wise
conduct of operations" as commander,
5th Regiment, u. S. NJ, c., in the
Nicaraguan campaign.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph A. RosSell is
awarded the Navy Cross "for distin-
guished service in the line of his pro-
fession throughout II months Of con-
SeTblC6 area VI
Nicaragua as regimental executive, 18th
Regiment, q. S. M. G.
Col. Berkeley Gets Medal.
col. Randolph c. Berkeley is awarded
the distinguished service medal for ex-
ceptionally meritorious service" as chief
of staff, End Brigade, U. S. Marine
Corps. operating in Nicaragua
Mai Harry Schmidt is awarded the
Navy Gross "for distinguished service"
as brigade intelligence oficer. End
Brigade, U S. Marine Corps, and in
charge of civil relations between the
hrie"d de and the Nicaraguan govern
mont
Mai. Keller E. Rocky is awarded the
Navy Cross "for distinguished service"
rs commanding officer, 1st Battalion,
18th Regiment, End Brigade, U. S. Ma
rino Corps. in Nicaragua.
Capt. George F. Stokes is awarded
tho Navy Gross for distinguished serv-
ice" as commander of a patrol of the
2d Brigade, United States Marine Corps,
operating in the vicinity Of zapote
Neuva Segovia, Nicaragua,
Lieut.. O'Day Receives Cross.
First Lieut.. Edward F. O'Day is
awarded the Navy Cross for dis
tinguished service" as commander OF a
I'd Brigade patrol operating in the
province Of Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua.
on April 81, 1923.
First Lieut.. Stanley E. Ridderhof is
given the Navy Cross for distinguished
service" in the northern area of Mic
sragua from April 1, 1928. until June so
1929.
First Lieut.. John G. Walraven is
given the Navy Cross for distinguished
service" as a patrol commander Of the
I'd Brigade Of the Marines for out
standing operations in the vicinity of
San Juan De Telpaneca, province Of
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, on December
!, 1928.
Second Lieut.. L. S. Pipe: Is given
the Navy Cross for distinguished serv-
ice" as acting commander of the patrol
OF the I'd Brigade during an engage
ment with bandits at Pena Blanca, on
May Is, 1923.
Second Lieut.. John S. Letcher was
awarded the Navy Cross for dis
tinguished service as patrol COM
rnander Of the I'd Brigade, when operat-
ing in the vicinity of Palacaguina,
Nicaragua on December 10, 1928.
Second Lieut.. Elmer H. Salzman Is
given the Navy Cross for distinguished
service" as a patrol commander of the
I'd Brigade, operating in the vicinity
Of Zapote, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua,
on September %. 1923.
Sergt. Harry Gayer is awarded the
Navy Cross for distinguished service as
commander Of small detachment of
the second brigade, operating in the vi
cinity Of the Santa Rita Mountains,
Nicaragua on December Z, 1928.
Pvt. First Glass; Ernest F. BallingeT
IS awarded the Navy Cross for extra
ordinary heroism during an engagement
with numerically superior force Of
armed bandits at Trinidad, Nicaragua,