Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-12-16
Reward Heroisn1
Of 'buffaIoes'
Over In Italy
Memphian Tries
To Save Wounded
Man Under Fire

ITALY - Bronze Star Medals now
decorate the breasts of five more
heroic members of the 92nd "Buf-
falo" Infantry Division, now in ac-
ton with Lieutenant General Mark
w. Clark's Fifth Army in Italy, the
War Department reported today.
The honored Doughboys are Staff
Sergeant Mandy James Of Newport
News, Virginia; Sergeant Clarence
M. Palmer, of Durham, North Caro-
lima; Corporal Floyd Jones Of New
York City; Corporal Richard A.
War; of Memphis, Tennessee and
Private Matthew Rabland of Buff
falo, New York.
LED HIS MEN
Sergeant James, "when his COM
pany commander was wounded,
gathered a group of men and led
them forward under intense
nachiregun fire to rescue the ofIi-
Ger. With the aid Of another en-
listed man, he succeeded in drag
ging the officer from under the
line of machinegun fire and to a
place of cover and shortly there
after to place of relative safety.
His heroic action, under heavy
machinegun fire, at grave personal
risk, was in keeping with the high
est traditions Of the military SER
vice."
When a reconnaissance party of
which he was a member was forced
by intense enemy Smelling to aban-
don their vehicle and seek shelter,
Sergeant Palmer made brief re-
connaissance, improved the shelter
and assumed the responsibility of
the other enlisted men with him.
For three hours, Sergeant Palm
er acted as runner and messenger
for his commander who proceeded
forward on foot to the frontline,
executed orders and transmitted
messages over difficult terrain al
though constantly exposed to dam
ger. His cool initiative and personal
devotion to duty were an inspira-
ton to the officers and men of his
unit.
RECEIVERS VEHICLE
While he was with a reconnais-
sance party. Corporal Jones was
forced to abandon his vehicle be-
cause Of intense enemy Smelling.
He accompanied his commander to
a sheltered spot nearby where he
remained during the heavy Smelling,
an order to remove his
vehicle.
Ordered to evacuate the vehicle,
Jones found the tires had been
destroyed. He secured spares and
changed the tires although 1t was
to remain In the area,
then recovered the vehicle.
His effective execution of orders
and GOODNESS under shellfire, and
his high sense of duty were an in
piration to officers and men who
were present.
Corporal War;, then a private
first class, voluntarily moved for
ward, accompanied by another SOL
Tier. in an attempt to rescue a
wounded man. Although subjected
70 heavy enemy artillery fire, War;
1isregarded personal danger and
Kept on until he reached the man.
BROUGHT BACK BODY
Finding the wounded soldier
lead, War; and his comrade
brought the body back to a position
II cover where evacuation for
decent burial was arranged.
His heroic action, at grave per-
'onal risk. is indicative of the fin
st traditions of the military SER
7lce," read the citation with the
award.
I'd forward, in the face of heavy
'nemy fire, accompanied by another
Older, in an attempt to rescue a
Wounded man. Disregarding per-
'onal danger the two men crawled
through a tunnel and across 80
Yards of completely exposed ter
rain.
Finding the wounded man had
lied, Ragland and his comrade
brought the body back to posi-
ion OF cover where evacuation for
decent burial was arranged. His
citation asid, Ellis heroic action at
grave personal risk, is indicative
II the finest traditions of the mill
airy service"