| Show L Lj j I III fa 11 n I Py j- j 0 I I Reminiscences of the World war continued to be the theme of conversation conversation con con- and it was brought broucht out i I that there ther were 1086 1025 officers officer In the tho army from Utah that the number of enlisted men men wounded from troll the state stat tate were ninety that the total number of enlisted men volunteers front from the state tate w was wa that the number of men inducted into serViCe serVice service ser ser- vice from Utah was wan and ot of this number 78 were wounded The talk then drifted to the men Who were entitled to wear crosses nd d medals medal for tor valiant valiant- service In Inthe Inthe inthe the war In addition to those who have heretofore been mentioned as asI I 1 I recall them there was wan John O. O Sorensen private in com company pan D D. Three Hundred Sixteenth engineers engi engi- Ninety first division He lie Hewa wa was awarded the French Croix de deGuerre deGuerre deGuerre Guerre with a gilt star on February 7 1919 1910 with thi this citation Displayed Displayed Dis played extraordinary bravery under fire During the morning of ot November No No- vember r 2 1918 while Audenarde was still in the hands of the enemy he succeeded in making a reconnaissance reconnaissance recon recon- through the town and andI brought back important information I regarding destroyed bridges the means to reestablish them and the tho location of ot material to be used for their thell i reconstruction CARED FOR WOUNDED Philip lp Steinberg was a n private In machine gun com company compan pan Ninth in infantry In- In fantry Second division He lie vt ts s given Riven the French Croix de Guerre with bronz star November 28 28 1918 with this citation He lIe cared for tor forthe forthe the wounded under a a. violent bombardment bombardment bom born and with great Indifference ence to ta danger aided his officers In evacuating 1 some wounded com corn rades Then there was George private first class company A A. A Thirty-first Thirty infantry American forces Jn in faraway Siberia lIe He was awarded the British Distinguished Medal on May 17 1920 This citation citation citation cita cita- I tion accompanied the a award ward For extraordinary heroism In action near Siberia June 25 1919 After Arter having been wounded ho bo continued to use his i rifle throughout the action He was also awarded the Italian Groce di dl Gu Guerra with this citation For ex extraordinary ex- ex tr heroism in action near Siberia on June 25 1919 Michael J Sullivan Su was awarded the French Croix de do Guerre with gilt star April 24 1919 He was He-was was a a. sergeant In company M M. Three Hundred Sixty-second Sixty Infantry Ninety-first Ninety division and the citation citation citation cita cita- tion which accompanied the honor honorof of ot awarding the cross read Ned Steenbrugge Belgium on October 31 31 1918 he commanded his platoon under a violent fire of ot machine guns and artillery lie He advanced and kept up a perfect liaison with I other elements of the firing line OTHER AWARDS Brigadier General Briant H. H Wells Wens chief of staff Fourth army corps was a awarded warded the French Legion Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion April 4 4 1919 In recognition of his f faithful and meritorious service the Belgian Croix de Guerre was awarded to John ohn E E. Whiting private in company coin coin- corn com pany party A A. A Three Hundred Forty- Forty eighth machine gun battalion Ninety first division Walter Fraser major veterinary corps with G 4 general headquarters tere A. A n E. F F. was given the French Or Ordre e du Marite Agricole officer by bv presidential decree September 24 24 1919 |
