Show 78 CONGRESSIONAL L d of HONOR HONORL to L A A hr rr ir t r c John Dickinson cn Sherman v r 0 r f r y li r h sr h 2 hy w 4 rd v Jr 0 rc IL L t r r r i Y j Oh Oh the English an the Irish an an the Scotties too The and uns an the airy alry French The only thing that bothered us In all our ur lr ranks Was Vas as wot wat In ell would appen wen the Uns ad It Jt the Yanks Tanks HE lIE United States of Am America is pre preparing preparing i paring an fin Illustrated history of the CHE i great war which will tell Jell exactly what happened when the Huns hit the Yanks In the meantime congress coni con con- i ti r- r riM 1 gress has picked out a few sample C J fighting lighting Yanks anti and awarded them Ins the Medal of Honor not for doing their mere duty b but t for conspicuous t L. L w ous gallantry gallant and intrepidity above Z y and beyond the call of duty Incidentally In In- r this list could uld be easily doubled and y- y trebled Alain Again The names name's s of American soldiers i who wear other American British and French decorations are legion six of th the Americans e who fought with the Canadians were awarded the ther thet t r ei Victoria Cross the British decoration correspond correspond- fug hug to the the- the Medal of f Honor lIonor One out of sol sol- diers dle In action received t the e M Medal al of lIon Honor t 1 5 I J I 1 would WOld like to see the official citations l ns setting forth the acts of supreme e courage of each of these CIS S med lIsts printed In full In every newspaper r In Ini Inthe i rr the land I would like to see these citations made ul- ul Into a tex textbook text book and put into t the e public schools I rI am I not bloodthirsty but I approve efficiency t- t 1 even even even In In killing Huns And I think such a book 1 would bean be-an Incentive to patriotism to every red red- blooded l American boy and girl our girl our f future ture citi- citi fP oded zens t 1 t. t As s it is is there Is space space for little here besides the a t of the meda Study the list and find find- out many Interesting things for yourself i I out 1 i You u will note for Instance that 21 are are officers n 4 t v and 57 enlisted men Nineteen paid the price Z with with their lives New NewYork York leads leMs with nine Illinois Illi DU- 1 nois Is second with seven and California Missouri f t New Jersey South Carolina and Tennessee share third honors with six each fach r t l eXP experts r s sl l have v Io iong 1 regarded the Marines 3 S the most ost efficient fighting men of all aU the armies o of ti the world Nevertheless 39 of the medals go to tor r rj 3 the the l men en of f the National Guards r 23 to men of the thet t s selective draft organizations 13 to regular army tt and marine units 2 to the tank corps and 1 to the air air service servIce i By Br divisions the Thirtieth leads with 12 medals medals' It tt is the Is-the the National Gaurd Guard organization of the Caroi Caro Caro- i- i S Unas s. and Tennessee Second honors go to th the J. J ninth Eighty division which Is the selective draft draftS unit of western Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Colorado Colo Cola S t- t rado South Dakota n and d New Mexico The he be third t f Is s the tM Thirty third or Nat National onal Guard D Division of l Illinois Fourth honors go to the famous S Second ond Y L division of ot regulars which Includes des the marines r f 7 while fifth place Is shared by the two New York and the Seventy Seventy- r S 7 the Twenty-seventh Twenty 11 seventh rJ Sergeant Ellis a regular put in a whole day far farI farIn I In advance of the first wave of his company re re- machine-gun machine nests single handed lie He killed f many of the e enemy enemy and and captured ten machine guns 4 v and more than 50 prisoners S r Lieutenant Woodit 1 also a regular reduced three separate mi machine gun gun chine nests killing at least 12 12 of tile the the enemy enemy with 1 rifle and pistol and andi i finally two with a a pick t f Lieutenant Luke an year old old ear volunteer aviator destroyed 18 enemy aircraft in 17 11 days Wounded and forced to make a landing he killed attacking Germans with his pistol until he be fell Sergeant York was originally a sincere conscientious objector lie He was convinced from the Bible that blessed are the peacemakers So he went over oyer to help make peace lIe He killed 24 of the 4 J enemy with rifle and pistol put a whole machiner machine machine- r battalion out of business and n d marched gun un L r prisoners back to the American lines Unes S r- r Every possible kind of courage was shown byI by t these Roberts when hIs tank slid sUd into P- P a ai flooded shell hole deliberately gave his life to toV Pk k V- V s save save ve his gunner Blac Blackwell vell gave his life Ute In a volunteer volunteer vol vol- attempt to get through heavy fire with a I Pr message Whittlesey Is the Go to hell officer of Argonne fame who would not surrender Loman of Honor the wears wears also the Victoria Cross Legion r and the Croix de Guerre in which the one-armed one t D Dont Don't r t forget the cartoon f t hero and the potential hero who never got to O the f line tiring are each saying You lucky guy 1 1 And nd t 4 dont don't forget the e potential heroes Their hearts H r were ere broken The Complete List jC 1 Y Adkinson Joseph B. B sergeant Company Compan C Oth division Atoka Teno Tenn fj I infantry fantry t. t Allex Jake corporal Company H n. n Infantry t. t lon Chicago Allworth Dilworth Edward S. S Sf captain GOth Infantry Infantry GUi rith I 1 ij Crawford Wash d li I i v-a v h 1 r r 5 5 y R Anderson Johannes o annes anne's S. S sergeant t. t Com Company m ni- ni infantry division division Chicago Barger Char I Charles s D. D private private first class lass Company L L. L infantry division Stotts City Mo e 1 4 Barkeley David B B. private ate Company Compan A A- A 35 th Infantry division San Antonio Antonio Tex Deceased Deceased- D Barkeley John L L. private first class class- Company K Infantry division Blairstown Mo Bart Frank J. J private C Company m riy C infantry S- S division Newark N N. J. J Blackwell Robert L L. private Rte infantry N N. C C. Deceased division Hurles Mills 1 Call Donald M. M second lieutenant tank corps S Larchmont N. N Y Chiles Marcellus H. H captain ca infantry d division Denver Denv r Colo Dec Deceased ased Colyer Col er Wilbur E. E E sergeant ergeant Company A 1st engineers en en- n gine rs 1st division Ozone Park L. L I L I. Deceased C Henry G. G private Company P Y H ln- ln n lantrY lii try di division i Cape Charles Va Deceased Lo Louis ls first lie lieutenant tenant re regiment t marines ma me- a rines division Minneapolis Minn Minn George pr private first class Company H Infantry division Boston Mass Dozier James C. C first lieutenant Company G G. G infantry division Rock mil lull S S.-c. S. C. C r Eggers Alan AlanL Louis sergeant machine gun gun com company com com- pany infantry division Summit N. N J J. Ellis Michael B. B sergeant Company C C. C in infantry fantry 1st division East St St. Louis lIt Ill Forrest Arthur J. J sergeant Company D b. b Infantry division Hannibal Mo F Foster ster Gary Evans sergeant Company F Infantry division Inman S. S C C. Funk Jesse N N. N private first class Infantry In In- r rF fantry 8 Jtb division C Calhan Colo F Furlong Richard chard A A. first filst lieutenant infantry Infantry infantry In- In in in- fantry division Detroit Mich Gaffney Frank private first first class class infantry in In- fantry division Lockport N. N Y Gregory Earl D. D sergeant headquarters company com com- pany infantry division Chase City Va Gumpertz Sydney G. G first sergeant Company E E. E infantry division New York city Hall Thomas Lee Lee sergeant Company G G. G infantry division Fo Fort t Hill S. S C. C Deceased Dee Hatter M. M Waldo sergeant Company B B. B Infantry th division N Neosho osho Mo Hays George Price first lieutenant field artillery ry division Okla Heriot James D. D corporal Company I Infantry In In- Infantry fantry division Providence e. e S. S C. C Deceased Hill Hili Ralyn corporal Company II H II infantry division Oregon III Ill Hilton Richmond H. H sergeant Company H H. H infantry division Westville S. S C. C Hoffman Charles F. F gunnery sergeant regiment regiment regi regi- ment meat marines division Brooklyn N. N Y J Johnston Harold I. I sergeant Company A k Infantry division Denver Colo Karnes James E. E sergeant Company D D. D infantry division Knoxville Tenn Kaufman Benjamin first sergeant Company K K Infantry division Brooklyn N. N Y Katz Philip C. C sergeant Company om any C C. C In Infantry Infantry In- In fantry division San Francisco I Cal Kocak MateJ sergeant Company C C. C regi regi- regiment regiment ment meat marines division Albany N. N Y Y Kelly John Joseph private regiment nt ma run- rines division Chicago o. o Latham John Cridland sergeant machine gun tun n company infantry division Westmore land hind England L Lemert me Milo first sergeant Company II II U th Infantry division Grossville Tenn Loman Berger private Company y II II infantry In In- fantry division Chicago Luke Frank Jr lI lieutenant 2 th nero hero squadron Phoenix Ariz Ot Deceased ed 4 oA IT Mallon George H. H captain Infantry div division s on Ka Kansas sas City Mo Manning Sidney E. E corporal Company C C. C Infantry Flomaton Ala h James I. I sergeant Company C 0 Infantry l division Fresno Cal Miles Mlles L. L Wardlaw captain Infantry division Princeton c N. N J. J J Miller Oscar tr F. F major infantry division division di dl vision Los Angeles Cal Cai Deceased McMurtry George G. G captain infantry division dr Ne York New York city Thomas c. c X private Company M M. M infantry division Sumner Stunner City Idaho OShea Thomas h mas E E. corporal machine gun com cam company pony pany Infantry division Summit N N. J. J Deceased Peck Archie A. A private Company A A. A infantry Infantry in in- fantry division Hornell N. N Y Y 4 Perkins Michael J J. J private first class C Company D infantry Infant division Boston Mass Pike Em Emery ry J. J lieutenant colonel division mar machine machine ma ma- r chine gl grin gim n officer division Des Moines Ia la Deceased l. l t Pope Thomas A. A corporal Company E E. E infantry infantry in In- fantry division Chicago Pruitt John Joh Hf H. H corporal company regi re l. l went ment of marines division Phoenix Ariz De De- De- De ceased censed Regan Pa Patrick rick second lieutenant infantry infantry in In- in fantry division Los Angeles Cal Robb George S. S first lieutenant Infantry division Salina Kan Roberts Gerald W. W corporal tank corps San Francisco Cal Deceased Sampler Samuel H. H sergeant Company M 31 M. M Infantry division Mangum Okla Sandlin Willie private Company A A. A infantry In In- In fantry dl division Hayden Ky William sergeant Company Infantry division Harrison N N. J J. J Deceased Seibert Seibe Floyd M. M sergeant Co Company pany F F. F l infantry 1st division Sall Salinas Cal Sl Alexander R. R captain infantry division St. St Louis Mo 1 Deceased Sla Stack Slack k layton K private Company E E. E infantry in In- fantry division islon Lampson Wis Smith Fred Frederick E. E lieutenant colonel Infantry Infantry Infantry In In- fantry dl division Portland Ore Deceased Talley Edward R. R sergeant Company L L. L infantry division ille Tenn Turner Harold T. T corporal Company F P Infantry division Okla Deceased Turner William S. S first lieutenant Infantry In In- fantry division Dorchester Mass Van lers l Louis sergeant Company M M. M infantry In In- fantry division Newark N. N J. J J John C. C corporal Company M M. M infantry division Camden N N. N C. C Relder Reider sergeant Company A. A A 10 th Infantry division Norn Norway ay ayWard Ward Calvin private Company Compan D D. D infantry In in- fantry division Morristown Tenn West Chester H. H first ser sergeant Company D D. D infantry l t division Idaho Falls Idaho Whittlesey Charles W. W lien Iel tenant colonel Infantry division t ld Mass l Wickersham ham J. J Hunter second lieutenant 35 ii Infantry th division Dt Denver mpr Colo Deceased Wold Woid Nels private Company I Infantry division McIntosh Minn lInn Deceased Samuel first lieutenant now no captain Infantry 6 Goth ith division ort Fort Thomas Ky j I York Alvin C C. C sergeant Company G G. G In la i fantry tantI l division n. Pull Pall Mall Tenn j i H t lV i IH Western New I |