| Show Here Are Names of Wild West Boys Boys' Who VT Won I Decorations for Valor Valor I By John F. F Ryan Staff Reporter for The Telegram LA PERTE FERTE BERNARD France March Heres Here's what the fighting men ot of the the NInety Wild West Vest will wear as tokens of ofIn their valor In the war when they got home f Two congressIonal medals of honor O One e service medal NInety four distinguished service crosses crosses One hundred fitly fifty Belgian Croix de deGuerre deGuerre Guerre Two hun hundred red French Croix de e Guerre The Belgian medals were awarded just before belore the division left Belgium December 28 to come here to the embarkation em tar kation area where they are waltIng waitIng walt wait Ing Ing- for orders orders home That will probably proba- proba bly he in 1 March I of names has been I made madl by French commanders for the French medals The boys will have them before they leave lea I General Pershing himself pinned on the th American decoration when he heI I carne carn here the other day After the ceremony the entire division passed In review The men who had been decorated decorated deco deco- rated formed a guard of honor for tor the commander in eIfler taking a place with him In the reviewing stan stand Major General William H. H Johnston commanding the division received thE only D D. S S. S M M. M He also got a D. D S. S C. C The prized decorations however I WEnt to two California sergeants They I got the congressional medal of honor That's the decoration that corresponds to the British Victoria Cross They're scarcer than hens hen's teeth It takes topnotch topnotch top top- notch water first bravery and courage courage cour- cour age to gather a decoration like that Seven ten officers and twenty twenty seven seven i enlisted d men got the D. D S. S C. C The former former for for- mer Included wo generals three colonels colonels colo- colo nels two majors tour four captains and six lieutenants The latter Included I three thirty sergeants eighteen corporals corpo- corpo rals one bugler and twenty five privates I vates D. D S. S C. C honor men in the are i William II H. i Generals n Ge eral Johnston commandIng division I General John B. B McDonald One Hundred first Eighty Infantry brigade I Colonels Henry C Jewett chief of staff Harry lAT Cavenaugh Three Hundred third Sixty Infantry A. A D Cummings Three Hundred Sixty first infantry William Majors J r A A. Alyd Three Hundred nunI nun Hun machine gun battery dred Forty Fort I Karl Kar J J. Swenson Three Hundred Sixteenth Six Six- sanitary train tec John Captains ta Leaven vell company F Three Hundred SIxteenth engineers Edward Edward Ed- Ed ward J. J Mitchell Three Hundred Sixty Sixty- Infantry Allen Hetcher Three hundred Hun Hun- dred Sixty second Infantry Eugene S Cohn Three Hundred Sl fourth Sixty Infantry In- In fantry Walter Lieutenants N. N Anderson Henry lIen Hen ry S Halley Bailey Lloyd G. G Hill and James Jamell F. F Strain all Three Hundred third Sixty infantry lI Allen Alien S. S Dayton One Hundred Seventh field artillery Elmer T. T WorthY Three Hundred Sixty second Infantry Worthy Is second lieutenant others first I lieutenants Sergeants Howard Craven battalion sergeant major headquarters company Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry John JohnI I Marsh Company K IC Three Hundred f Infantry Irving C. C company old Three third I I III i fg infantry Bruce rI K ll Malcolmson g on company II Three hundred Sixty fourth infantry InCan try Joseph N N. N Kerwin company F Three Hundred Sixteenth engineers preceding four all fIrst sergeants P. P T. T e Collinge I medical detachment Three Hundred Sixteenth Six Six- engineers John Maddox and Charles R. R Reilley both company F Three Hundred Sixteenth engineers preceding preceding pre pre- ceding three all sergeants first class Henry H. H Stroman company K Three I Hundred Sixty fourth infantry Henry Rumsey Peter P. P and M. M Angell all company F Three Hundred Sixty second Infantry Arthur P P. P Zimmerman Zimmerman Zimmer- Zimmer man and William N N. Kouts Kouhi both company D Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry Oliver Anderson and Guy I. I L. L both company L Three Hundred Sixty second Infantry Leslie 1 Bridenstine and John JohnI JohnK I K Reese both company F o Three Hundred hundred Hun Hun- dred Sixteenth engineers Julius A. A company 1 Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry Richard I. 1 Kirk company 11 II Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry RuI Ru- Ru I t Sixty second P Hassler r company infantry i i'S S 'S K Solomon Three I I Pei Pe- Pe I i ler terson on company company- I. I Three Hundred Sixty Sixty- second Infantry Duncan K comI company com com- I pall pany M 11 Three hundred Sixty second ui- ui lr Flo d Mopping L. L Three Hundred third SIxty infantry Antonio company K Three Hundred I third SIxty Infantry Albert C. C Presley Presle I II headquarters company compon Three Hundred I third SIxty Infantry Allen J J. J Marshall machine gun company Three Hundred I I thIrd Sixty Infantry Fred Olsen machine I gun company Three Hun Huner Hundred er d Sixty Sixty- fourth Infantry E. E Perdew company corn com I pany E Three hundred Sixty fourth infantry In- In fantry Steve G G. G Norris com company pan G I Three Hundred Sixty fourth Infantry infantry- Edward J. J Brock supply company Three I Hundred Sixty fourth Infantry Harold I C C. Moore 1 company t G Three Hundred Forty eighth Forty Forty-el machine gUn battalion 1111 1 ton G G. Burton company B Three hundred Hun Hun- I dred d Sixteenth I t h engineers I Corporals Froman Carl G I Theobold Joseph A. A Wallace Leo I I Ross and Victor A. A Carley all company D P. P Three hundred I Sixty r Infantry i f Leslie Allen e Charles I s It s and Carl I II H. Ehlers un all company K K Three Hundred Sixty fourth infantry Infant John JohnV V Cramer I and Ernest W. W Ball Bali both company company- It H. H I Three Hundred Sixty first infantry Earold Hari Ear Eari Harr i i r old dred C. C SI Sixty second tt n company Infantry fr L J Joseph Three e J un I Il Sullivan Sul- Sul I II livan van company It M. M Three Thre Hundred Sixty Sixty- second Infantry Fred F. F Curran company corn com pany B Three Hundred third Sixty infantry In- In i fantry fantl John C. C Lowe company C C. C Three InfantrY Norman NormanD Hundred fourth Sixty E. E Edwards company If 11 Three Hundred Sixty fourth Infantry John E. E Craddock company A Three Hundred Sixteenth 1 P P. P Ralph E E. E Knauff battery D D. D One Hundred Hundred Hun Hun- dred Seventh field artillery Karl n. n Patterson Pat Pat- i terson battery D One Hundred Ninth 1 field artillery I Ray Bugler E. E Walston Valston company M Three Hundred Sixty infantry M P Privates Harold v I V. Rose and 3 harry harryJ I 1 i J J. Rexroth both Three e Hundred d Sixty Sixty- fourth ambulance company Three hundred hun hun- dred Sixteenth san sanitary I tar traIn Ivan Hun I Y V. Bailey company B Three Hundred Sixty Sixty- first Infantry Carl J J. Mater laler company I Three Hundred Sixty second Frank machIne gun company company com com- I pany Three Hundred third Sixty infantry tr try A. A J. J Drees machine gun company Three Hundred n Sixty fourth I h infantry nf i ft i Harry 11 Palmer er company t K Three Hundred Sixty fourth Infantry preceding I seven all privates first class Edward V Burton Dorton John hi H. and Albert Al- Al J I bert L. L Smith all machine gun company Three Hundred Sixty fourth infantry Joseph L. L LeMay and Earl C. C Presley both company I K Three Hundred Sixty Sixty- fourth Infantry Oscar scar Clanson and Daniel 0 Jack both company F Three Hundred I Sixty second Infantry Joseph Leeb and andI I I Gilbert cilbert both company D D. Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry Wallace Vallace W W. Smith company company J I Three Hundred Sixty Sixty- i first Infantry II n. n company F Three Hundred Sixty first Infantry Eugene Eugene Eu- Eu gene F F. F Knoke company II M. M Three Hundred Hun Hun- dred ton company Sixty second cOK K infantry Three f Hundred Bans L. L Sixty Sixty- second Infantry Theodore F. F o Lee company com com- pany Ii H Three Hundred Sixty second com I Infantry infantry In- In fantry James F. F o Rodgers company L I Three Hundred third Sixty Infantry John 11 company L Three Hundred I Sixty fourth Infantry Manuel Simas company C Three Hundred Sixty fourth I infantry I |
