Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-29 | Page 4 | A Hero Every Day

A Hero Every Day. A HERO EVERY DAY EDI MISC ... A German drive was on.' The French, tired and crippled, were retiring from the village of Torcy. passing through the lines of the United States marine corps, that these fresh fighters might harry the oncoming hordes. At one section of the line stood Gunnery Sergeant Peter Morgan and a platoon of D company, U. S. marines. Coolly. deliberately, Sergeant Ser-geant Morgan centered the fire of his platoon upon the approaching enemy. It was too much for the Hun. Two hundred yards away the patrols broke. The en- j enemy turned for the rear. The attack had been broken and retrogression begun due to the masterly defense of one platoon. As a result of this Sergeant Morgan has been recommended for suitable suit-able reward In token of his bravery and coolness. He is the son of John Morgan, 9 South Wendall avenue, Schenectady, N. Y. Secretary Daniels has commended J. E. Dowty, seaman, second class, of the naval reserve force, for his gallantry in effecting effect-ing a rescue. ' Dowty jumped Into the oil-covered waters wa-ters of San Francisco bay and rescued from drowning a Japanese woman who had fallen overboard from a steamer. 1 tow t y enlisted at San Francisco in Jtilv. 1ft 17. giving as his next of It In Mary E. Dowly, Fall City, Neb.