Show Fort Douglas Sergeant I Awarded Hero Cross The American Distinguished Se Set Set- vice cross for tor extraordinary bravery In action has been awarded to Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant James Fitzgerald company M itt of or the Thirty eighth Infantry stationed stationed sta sta- at ati Fort Douglas Douglas' according to orders just received from the war department W Washington The citation citation citation cita cita- tion reads eads For extraordinary heroism ill In in action on July 19 1918 during tho the battle of or the Marne l Sergeant Fitzgerald repeatedly volunteered volunteered vol vol- for duty during the period of the tho Germans' Germans occupation south of ot the Marne Mame and while a R. member of at a a. reconnoitering patrol his patrol was fired upon by machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns uns from a a. German strong point The patrol withdrew with the exception of Sergeant Fitzgerald aid ald who remained in the vicinity under heavy fire Ire and courageously sly continued his reconnaissance until his mission had been jeen accomplished and returned with valuable mation matton V Sergeant Fitzgeralds Fitzgerald's address BS before before be bp- fore he ho enlisted was Mechanic street Elmira N N. Y |