Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-25 | Page 7 | Service Crosses for Americans

SERVICE CROSSES I FOR AMERICANS I Officers and Privates Deco- rated for Distinguished Bravery in Action. WITH TlfE AMERICAN ARMY IN IH FRANCE, Sunday, March 2l Lieu- tenant H. B.' Davies of the United States army medical rcservo, serving' with the British army, has been awarded the distinguished service jH cross, one of tho four new American J decorations for bravery. Lieutenant Davies on January S entered a dugout jH undpr continuous shell fire and re- 1 maiued attending the occupants after t had leen blown in. He performed an amputation operation and saved the B life of a British soldier. He received the first mqdal ponferred oh any Amer- 1 lean serving with the British forces. 1 Patrol s Rewarded. jf Thp lieutenant,' who as previously recorded, took a prisoner in a listen- B ing post in the Toul sector 'is from IIH Charleston, S. C. He and all the men n the palrpj h.epP given ten days leave in recognition of their services. V Corpora) Burke Decorated. HBSJ The distinguished service" cross has HVH bepn awarded tp Corporal Charles H, Burke, 'infantry. His citation reads: "Severely wounded while patrolling bp refused' to Icuye his platoon com- mander, who also vas soverely wound- nBVBV ed. HP stayed at his side during an intense bpmbardment and assisted in KVH firivinf nff an pn'omv natrol." IH VVar Cross Spiked to Coffin. BVJ The French cbhima"nder of a divi- HBVI slon with which American troops are IH being trained, today awarded tho cross of war to an American jnfantrj'mcin. IBSJ w"ho'two nights ago gave his life rather tpan abandpn his ppst of duty. The war cross was spiked to the coffin he- BSJ foro burial. Two infantrymen entered an aban- ,flBVJ doned trench to establish a sniper's BVBv post when "they observed several Ger- ipans ip the wjrp before the American J trenches. Gather Germans arrived. They H ihegan an .exchange of rifip fre which BBflJ rculf e'd iii a barrage' frpm both sides. At the end of iu hour the enpmy gave up his attempt'to enter the American lines and withdrew. BVftV Then it was discovered that one of IBVKV Hie 'two Americans had been killed. ftVKV Tierc was plenty of cover within a few BVBVJ yards but he" remained at his post ftJBSJ throughout the artillery battle. jH