Show 5 The talk tall was continued about those who were entitled to wear the distinguished service cross in Utah but none could remember who the they were hence an appeal to the writer as h he remembered them Nine had already been mentioned As I re remember remember remember re- re member the men mon were Russell L. L Maughan first lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- I ant One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Thirty aero squadron air service of Logan LoganI Utah He was awarded the dis distinguished distinguished dis- dis I service cross for extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- ex- ex heroism in action near Sommerance France October 27 1918 Accompanied by two other planes Lieutenant Maughan 1 was patrolling the lines lines' of the allies when he saw slightly below hIm an enemy plane When he lie started an attack upon it he wa was attacked from b behind by four more of ot the en enemy my By several well directed sho shots s he sent one of ot his opponents to the earth and although the forces of or the enemy were again increased by seven planes he so skillfully maneuvered maneuvered maneuvered ma ma- that he was enabled to escape toward his lines and while returning he attacked and brought down an enemy plane which was diving on the allied trenches Since his hi return to America he h has Ms s again won son renown by flying from tho the At Atlantic At At- lantic to the Pacific oceans be between between between be- be tween suns Private Theodore F. F Lee company company com corn pany H Three Hundred and Sixty Sixty- second Infantry was given the distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis service cross for heroism extraordinary in action near Gesnes France September 29 1918 when the advance of ot his was held up by a machine gun nest on ona ona ona a high ridge south of Gesnes Private Private vate vata Lee and another soldier charged the emplacement killing part of the crew and routing others capturing three heavy machine guns and one light M Maxim gun which they turned on the retreating Germans His home is in Ibapah Utah Francis L. L Monk private company company company com com- pany A Three Hundred and Seventh Seventh Seventh Sev- Sev 1 i infantry of Benson Utah on October 15 15 1918 crawled out Into j jan an open field where another soldier lay severely wounded under fire from machine guns and snipers and dragged him to the shelter of a wall vahl walland and dressed his wounds he himself being severely wounded For this tills heroic action at Grandpre France I I the distinguished h ho he was awarded service cross itans M M. M private company company com corn marine pany A Fifth regiment corps near Villemontry France on November 10 1918 with a c companIon compan- compan mp ion went out ahead of the line and i which silenced a machine gun threatened to hold up the advance of ot his company This heroic ac action action action ac- ac tion gave him the distinguished service cross cross- His home was in inT T Utah Earl C. C Presley of Hurricane I Utah private company 1 K Three infantry and Sixty-fourth Sixty Hundred I action near in xv while bile France France September 29 1918 went to of wounded comra comrade com corn the assistance a making his Ms way to rade who was ra e to machine and the he lines exposed sniper gunfire He lIe t too o for or this wears the distinguished distin distin- distinguished act of heroism service cross Lake of Salt James J. J Pretty B B. B Sixth in company City private m machine sun gun un battalion marine corps corns in the Bois de Belleau France June 17 1918 1913 with a comrade corn com went vent yards In Inthe inthe rade left shelter under fire of Alemy eniy and I carried the pen open a wounded infantry soldier back to the lines Unes thereby demonstrating demon demon- heroic and voluntary disregard could lard of self to save one who gard not save himself He wears the disservice distinguished distinguished dis- dis service cross ClOSS Carl G G. Theobold of Utah corporal intelligence section battalion Three Hundred and First His Si Sixty first first ty-first infantry for h heroic deed In action near Gesnes France on October 10 1918 who with Private Bailey while on a liason I Ivan Y T. and captured a attacked patrol hostile machine gun nest and Its entire entire entire en en- tire crew lIe He also wears the distinguished dis dis- dis tin service cross And this story is told lest we I forget forget for for- or- or get the heroes and their heroic action ac- ac tion There are others other in Utah who it is said are entitled to wear the distinguished 1 service cross whose I names are recorded in the archives Washington an and not yet et made in I I public |