The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24

Maxwell Weinstein Carmy serial No. R-625-
515), sergeant, Regmental band, Fifteenth in
fantry, United States army. For heroism in
entering burning building at the risk of his
life during the evening Of February l, 1923, at
Tienstin, China, and rescung a woman, who
was in an unconscious condition on the second
floor of her home, carrying her down a burning
stairway to safety"
All of the above officers and enlisted men
were honored at a ceremony on Governors Island
New York harbor. April 81, 1881, during which
Maj. Gen. Hanson f. Ely, commanding the Sec
ond Corps area, pinned the Soldiers medal on
the uniform Of EACH
Another Soldiers medal was presented at Gov
ernors Island to Private Henry G. Keefer of the
Guard company. Keefers feat was performed
when, off duty he a prisoner snatch a SEN
trys shotgun, scurry onto barge tied up at the
dock, and barrcade himself in the deck house.
Keefer, sezing gun from the hands of hesi-
tant guard, dashed forward shouting to the fug-
tive to surrender. Then finding the gun in his
hands jammed and useless, he nevertheless con-
tnued to advance. His bluff worked. Out came
the prisoners weapon, falling with clatter to
the deck. keefer jerked the from his hid
ing place and marched him back to the guard
house.
Other citations are:
Herbert f. Thompson (army serial No. 6231-
551), private, Ninetieth Attack squadron air
corps United States army For heroism dis
played at the airdrome, Fort Crockett, Calves
ton, Texas, January Z7 1881 While stacking
ammunition boxes in the target building, Private
Thompson was warned by a fellow soldier Of
the approach of a low-fyng arplane AS he
reached the doorway of the building, the air.
plane struck the roof, crashed to the ground and
burst into flames.
Although dazed by being struck by flying
debris, Private Thompson succeeded in reaching
the crashed airplane. Seeing the pilot in the
cockpit in an unconscious condition and the pas
senger lying PROSTATE on the ground some dis
tance away and realizing that there was imme-
date danger of the gasoline tank exploding, he
rendered most valuable assistance in helping to
extricate the pilot and removing him from the
danger zone"
William A. Matheny, second lieutenant, air
corps, United States army. For herosm when an
LBS airplane crashed and burned near Managua
Nicaragua August 80, 1929. The airpane pilot
ed by Lieut.. Dwight Garfield and Lieut.. Math-
eny, one of four being ferried to the Canal Zone
crashed due to leaking gasoline and fire in one
of the motors. Both officers were thrown free
of the airplane at the time of the crash, and
Lieut.. Matheny, after running few steps, looked
back and saw Lieutenant Garfield on the ground
near the burning plane and unable to move At
great personal risk knowing that both Of them
were drenched with gasoline, he ran back and
assisted Lieutenant Garfield to his feet, the
clothing of both catching fire. He then attempted
to eXtinguish the flames from the clothing Of
Lieutenant Garfield in the wet grass, after which
he extinguished the flames from his own cloth
ing. Lieutenant Matheny received painful and
severe burns and Lieutenant Garfield died later
from the burns received. The heroism displayed
by Lieutenant Matheny reflects great credit on
mil
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