Show YANKEES IN I I FRANCE RECEIVE WAR CROSSES Valorous Americans Sacrifice Sacrifice I I Their fice Lives to Save Comrades I By Associated ed Press WITH TIlE THE AMERICAN N ARMY IN IN- FRANCE May 1 Three Three men at attached attached attached at- at I to the American marine corps have and two American I Infantrymen been awarded the distinguished servI service service heroism In Inaction conspicuous I ice e cross for action Two of the crosses will be delivered to the next of kin because the men upon whom they were conferred conferred conferred con con- lost their lives I Pharmacist Fred C C. C Schaffner U.S. US U.S. U U. S S. N N. serving with the marines durIng during during dur dur- on the west side ing an engagement I of the St St. Mihiel salle salient nt southeast of ot his heroIsm hero- hero Verdun died as a result of ot Ism The cross was awarded him forthe for forthe the highly commendable action he displayed in the dare Oare are and and attention incident to the removal of ot more than casualties following a gas shell the ci citation citation ci- ci bombardment April 13 13 says tation tattoo which adds He worked in incessantly incessantly incessantly in- in for the comfort and welfare welI welfare wel wel- I fare of the tho sick disregarding his own that premonitory s symptoms insisting he was all right when the contrary was evident He had to be relieved I against his will and ind as a result of the gassing died The Th citation and award to Hospital Apprentice Carl CarlO O 0 Kingsbury U U. S. S SM S S. M N N. N are presented for work identical to o that done by Schaffner Kings- Kings Kingsbury Kingsbury bury jury however r did not lose his life Corporal Walcott of ot the marines was awarded the cross for or having on on April 22 with exceptional exceptional exceptional coolness and devotion to duty while under fire near the enemy lines rescued his severely wounded loader eader Second S cond Lieutenant A A. L L. Sund- Sund val from the hands of the enemy enemy The citation of Private Charted Charle of the infantry says During an attack April 14 by his company against superior enemy forces he advanced single-handed single against five Germans who had taken cover in a shell hole and killed or wounded all an of them with his automatic automatic automatic auto auto- matic rifle I j Private Frank Alekno of the Infantry in infantry infantry in- in fantry on April 21 says the citation citation citation cita cita- tion while a member of ot a a. patrol of three men attacked an enemy patrol of seven men Although mortally wounded the tho citation adds he continued in action until the enemy was driven off He then carried a message for assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance yards from the place where he was wounded Not long afterward Alekno died from his wounds |