Show I r NN N Mt I t g 3 I r I i iT T T N H. H T Tie ie I M Most oat striking t instances T T of gallantry for which T the Distinguished Service t Cross hat has been awarded 7 T i V d H The cold language of the official records cannot conceal the thrill I I that thai is is to be found in every line o of f each o of f the little stories that appear below These stories describe in plain matter fact language langua e feats o of the most unusual heroism performed performed per per- erf er- er f formed by members o of f the American Ameri Ameri- can army in France They are the most notable of thousands of cases of exceptional bravery for which the Distinguished Service Cross Gross was awarded on m reco recommendation of General General General Gen Gen- eral Pershing JOHN C. C LATHAM Sergeant M. M G. G Co Infantry Sergt Latham was decorated for conspicuous gallantry in action near nearLe nearLe nearLe Le Catelet France September 29 20 1918 i Becoming separated from their platoon pla I to toon on by a smoke barrage Sergt Latham Latham Latham La La- tham Sergt Alan L. L Eggers and anel Corp Thomas F. F OShea took cover in a shell hole well within the enem enemy's s 's ll lines es Upon hearing a n call for help from an I American tank which had become disabled disabled disabled dis dis- dis- dis thirty yards from them these three thre soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy y fire from German machine guns and trench mortars In crossing the fire- fire sw swept ept area Corp OShea w was was as mortally wounded wound eel but his companions undeterred undeterred unde unde- proceeded to the tank rescued r a wounded officer and anel assisted two wounded soldiers to cover er in n the sap of a nearby trench Sergt Latham and anel Sergt Eggers then returned to the tank in the face of the violent fire dismounted dismounted a Hotchkiss gun and took it back to where the wounded men were keeping off the Ithe enem enemy all nil day by effective use of the gun and later bringing It with the wounded men back to our lines under cover er of dark dark- ness His home address Is Knotts View Windermere Westmoreland England Jl h CHARLES W. W WH WHITTLESEY Major I Infantry fantry Major Whittlesey the hero of the go to hell refusal to surrender was wag decorated for or conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity In action with action with theene ne my northeast of ot In the I Forest orest dArgonne France October 27 2 7 Although cut off for five days das from the remainder of his division Major Whittlesey maintained his position tion which lie had bad reached under orders orders or or- T- T ders received for an advance and held helel together his command consisting originally origInally originally of officers and men of the Infantry and Company K of the infantry in the face of a superior su su- su perlor number of the enemy during the five da days s Major Whittlesey ey and anel his command were thus cut of off and no nora la- la or other supplies reached him in spite of determined efforts which were made maele by his division di On the fourth day Major l Whittlesey received from the enemy a written proposition to surrender which he treated with contempt contempt contempt con con- tempt although he lee was at that timeout time timeout timeout out of rations and anel had suffered a loss of of about 50 per pcr cent of killed and anel wounded of his command and yas ps surrounded surrounded sur Bur rounded b by the enemy Ills home Is in Pittsfield Mass I a GRANNIS I. I Private Company C Sixth Machine Gun Battalion U. U S. S M M. M C. C PrIvate Private 1 S was awarded the Distinguished Service Ser Cross for extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- ex- ex heroism In action near St St. Etienne France October 3 1918 When our advance ance Infantry y was forced to withdraw Private machine gun crew refused to withdraw but calmly set up their machine gun L gun was upset by a bursting h d grenade which also ulso Injured to et bers of ot the squad Despite tb juries they Immediately rese g g i and opened fire on the adva a advancing 1 Q Ger Germans r mans when twenty feet d tint causing cans caus ing lag the Germans to bren breaM areal nd l In disorder Private S 'S erson's home homb address Is 1203 tr ct Seattle seattie Seat Sea tie tle Wash F Ir-A- Ir j. iI HENRY W fi LB AD- AD Corporal cg Co r Regiment t U U. i r M I c Cr Corporal b d d deceased c ged was decorated fot foi co conspicuous S gallantry in inaction inaction action at Mont France October 3 rJ 1 advanced d alon alOnEt tin on n chine gun nests which which he several of ot the the he cr his pistol Two hours later he h jai j ln n td warel with two other othe 6 r rs nail ami ns anil was attacking mother another m machine it i c ne gun sun nest when lie he be was s py-s shrapnel rW I. I ms His home homo w was w s s I Jn I no vibe Ill 4 YOUMAN Z 2 WEEKS t Coo Corpo Corporal tar al C Company mp F Infantry rp Weeks was decorated for tor ex ox- extraordinary heroism In action near Bel- Bel France Franc S September pt mU r 30 and Oc Oe 0 October tuber tober 8 1918 1018 Corp Weeks Meeks J on the morning of ot September 30 30 when two machine guns gUM were ranking making apart n a nt part part-of part of t t the e line Une unten untenable advanced a hiss op open n ground u upon on one of ot these U 1 guns JUDS rushed the position alone cape cap cap- caP l e J the gun and five of ot the enemy and shot down the sixth who endeavored endeavored endeavored ored to escape By this gallant act Corp Weeks prevented the enemy from enfilading our our position and thereby thereby there there- by saved sa the lives lI of many of his hs comrades In a n later advance ad while lea leading his men In an nn attack upon an enemy machine gun nest Corp Weeks was killed His home was at Colleton Colleton Col- Col leton S. S a O. i al FREDERICK M. M LINTON First Lieutenant Infantry Conspicuous gallantry In action near Marcheville Marche France September 25 and 26 20 Won on the Distinguished Service Cross for Lieutenant LInton He fIe volunteered volunteered vol vol- and carried a message message from his line to the rear at nt a n time when a heavy barrage and terrific machine gun fire the of-the enemy had hael made access access ac no- cess almost Impossible When returnIng returnIng returning return- return Ing he brought up with him a n platoon platoon platoon pla pla- toon of or re and led leel them through the bombarded area KnowIng KnowIng Knowing Know- Know Ing that the town of Marcheville l was in the hands of the enemy he lie unhesitatingly unhesitatingly unhesitatingly assumed 0 ethe the command of of a led It In n a counter-attack counter against the town recapturing It and i after being wounded retained control and held his ground until his platoon was rescued under cover of of a aIt It was while defending his position that he re received a second and fatal wound WILLIS P. P SNYDER Private Company D M M. M G. G B B. B Private ate Snyder won the DIstinguished Distin Service Cross for conspicuous bravery In action near Helms Reims France July 15 1018 1918 After all the other members of his detachment had become become become be be- come come casualties while defending a posItion position position po po- po- po In front of of an nn Infantry company company company com com- pany Private Snyder continued to op- op crate a n machine gun alone against an attacking party of Prussian Guards and succeeded In driving Ing them off He TIc then returned to our lines attempting attempting attempt attempt- ing Ins to carry back his wounded com coin comrade comrade rade rate with him until he was himself wounded Private ate Snyders Snyder's home borne is s with his liis mother Mrs Kate Snyder 1237 Cotton street Heading Beading Pa i WILLIAM Sergeant Company M Infantry Sergt whose home was wasat wasat wasat at Harrison N. N J J. J was vas killed while seeking to aid a wounded comrade at Pre Gram-Pre France October 20 26 1918 lIe He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross H Hearing a wounded man In a shell hole holesome some distance away awny calling for water Sergt Sawel Sawel- son upon his own Initiative left shelter shelter shelter shel shel- ter and crawled through heavy machine machine ma ma- machine chine gun fire to where the man lay giving gi him what water he had In his canteen He then went back to his own shell hole obtained more water and was tWOs returning to the the- wounded wound d man when he was killed by a n machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun bullet 11 ANIELLO Private Private Company L Infantry Private was decorated for conspicuous gallantry In action near Montfaucon France October 25 1918 mIS Private w was s on patrol patrol patrol pa pa- with three e other soldiers when they were fired upon by a hostile m chine gun fifty yards in n advance of ml- ml th ti line After several hand grenade been thrown at the machine gu gu one of the crew was seen t away Private ki kif I Iman man with his rifle and then r nest alone capturing the ad The the three surviving n member f l c two others having been bee j lied by p the grenades grenadeR Private s Sita tn f. f tos to's wife lives In p n Q a n e 1 Italy 0 v tea HENRY S Sergeant gf SIxth Regiment US M Mi C. C C. C For Tor e i 1 In action near Blanc r iranee October 3 1918 s. s Se g pp v as awarded 1 a aBar aBar aBar Bar t be- be bein w i in the i Distinguished Service Cf Gr Gros that had previously been awarded aw r to him During the attack on on lan Mont S Sergt Bogan without with with- o c out al aid captured three captured three ee machine gun w and nd after being wounded took prisoners He himself escort escort- d these these prisoners to the rear rather n have the lino line weakened by tak take ng men for this duty His home Is with hl hi his mother Mrs Sallie Bogan Dogan franklin lJ Ky Icy c la b faJOHN fa- fa t V r Vi i r i fi JOHN JOH H H. H P PRUITT lIT C Co Corporal P oral Comp Company y Reg- Reg e r ment ment U. U S. S M. M M C. C C whose it home ine was with his mother Mrs Belle Pruitt Ray Hay Arts was was' decorated for decorated for tor conspicuous gallantry In action with the enemy at Mont Ridge France n e October 8 1918 1018 CO Corp p Pruitt single handed at- at two mathine i ns Capturing them and tw two of ot the enemy Ho Io there therm th l c forty forty prisoners In Inn n dugout this gallant soldier soldiers Wits was s killed soon soon afterward by shell fire tw while i Ue Ile he was sniping w. w the enemy r l lei 1 JA ES S EAR EARNEST EST KARNES S Sergeant rge Company D Infantry fa rt ry Sergi whose home 1 is Is with hIs hIs' moth r. r Mrs I Emily mily mn Karnes Kames 2501 North Broadway Knoxville Tenn Term was decorated lor extraordinary for heroism heroIsm heroIsm hero- hero Ism In tn near ranee October 8 Bt 1918 1018 During an advance nd Sergt Karnes' Karnes company was held up by ty a machine gun which was enfiladIng lag Ing ng the lines Ac Accompanied by another another another an an- other member of ot his company he advanced advanced ad ael- against this this' p. p position rind and nel sue sue- ceded In red reducing the rnest nest by killing three and capturing seven of ot the enemy and und their tl guns guns J 1 1 I r 1 |