Show fl T W I Ml f MADE O I ISn One Lieutenant n Two 1 Sn Sergeants t H onor d B Bravery avery on the French Front Against Huns HunsBy By Associated Press TV WITH y THE fIlE AMERICAN W v ARMY AHl IN FRANCE March l 20 General General Pershing the American commander in chief has approved the awarding of the first new American military crosses for extraordinary heroism The recipients are are Lieutenant John J hn O. O Green Serg Sergeant nt William Norton Korton and Sergeant Patrick Walsh The crosses were awarded for extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ex heroism In connection with military operations against an armed enemy enemy Lieutenant Green probably will stand on the records as the first to receive the honor for his name name is first on the list of three approved by the commander In chief The exploits of these men are described by the general commanding their division as follows GREAT HEROISM I I recommend that the distinguished service cross be awarded to the officer and men named hereafter who d di distinguished distin- distin g themselves by acts of ot extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary heroism Lieutenant Green while in a dugout dugout dugout dug dug- out having been wounded by an enemy hand land grenade was summoned to sur sur- render lIe He refused to do so Returning Returning Returning Return Return- ing the thc fire tire of the enemy he wounded one onn and pursued the hostile party Sergeant Norton finding inding hi himself ina ina in ina a dugout surrounded by the enem enemy Into which a grenade had Just been tin thrown own refused refuse to surrender and made a bold dash outside killing kUling one of ot his assail assail- ants By so 60 o doing he saved his company's company's company's com com- pany's log book ASSUMES COMMAND Sergeant Walsh followed his company company company com com- pany commander to tho the first lines In spite of a severe barrage The captain being killed he assumed command of ot I the group and attacked a R. superior force of the enemy inflicting severe lo loss ss upon them Though of advanced age he refused to leave the front To these recommendations General Pershing appended the following The commander in chief approves the recommendation re for awards of ot distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis service ice crosses They are I not on hand at present but will be forwarded when received and will be e eI I presented by you In the name bf bt the commander In chief suitable ceremony cere cere- I mony Lieutenant Green and Sergeants I Norton and Walsh ill Walsh all have received rece f d the French war cross Norton and Walsh being decorated personally t by y Premier I Clemenceau on March 3 3 GREEN WOUNDED Lieutenant Green an artillery ry officer was wounded by shell fire early in n March larch Sergeant Norton Korton a veteran In hi service formerly resided In Arkan- Arkan Ws sas as He lie was decorated by Premier Clemenceau for his act in killing a aGerman aGerman aLerman German Lerman lieutenant and two German the soldiers lIe He was challenged by his dugout and led lieutenant to leave his men fighting rm of Chicago Chicag Sergeant Walsh formerly veteran His Iris also i is a regular army received for French rench d decoration wa was Heroism on the Toul sector He took 2 2 I Continued continued continued- on page s t FIRST NEW MILITARY Continued from page 1 1 command of a detachment in front of the American wire ent entanglements when his captain was killed and continued fight Sergeant nt the Walsh was se selected selected selected se- se by General Pershing to act as orderly to Secret Secretary ry of V War r Baker during his resent present visit to the American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican army in France t 7 |