entering Laon a few days prior to November 1st. A German
time mine exploded tearing up a section of railroad track, hurling the
heavy rails into the air, where they spun around or flew like so many
arrows.

First Lieutenant William J. Warfield, regimental supply officer, a
Chicago man, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action near Ferme de la Riviere, September 28th.

Sergeant Norman Henry of the Machine Gun company, whose home is in
Chicago, won the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism
in action near Ferme de la Riviere, September 30th.

Other members of the regiment upon whom the D.S.C. was conferred by
General Pershing were:

Captain William B. Crawford, home address, Denison, Texas; for
extraordinary heroism in action at Ferme de la Riviere, September 30th.

Sergeant Ralph Gibson, Company H, a Chicago man; for extraordinary
heroism at Beaume, November 8th.

Sergeant Charles T. Monroe, Headquarters Company; for extraordinary
heroism in action at Mont de Singes, September 24th. His home is at
Senrog, Va.

Sergeant Emmett Thompson, Company L, home in Quincy, Illinois; for
extraordinary heroism at Mont de Singes, September 20th.

Supply Sergeant Lester Fossie, Company M, home at Metropolis, Illinois;
for extraordinary heroism at Ferme de la Riviere, October 5th.

Private Tom Powell, deceased, Company H; for extraordinary heroism near
Beaume, November 8th.

Private Spirley Irby, Company H, home at Blackstone, Va.; for
extraordinary heroism in action at Beaume, November 8th.

Private Alfred Williamson, medical detachment, home at San Diego,
California; for extraordinary heroism in action near Beaume, November
8th.

Private William G. Hurdle, Machine Gun Company No. 3, home at Drivers,
Va.; for extraordinary heroism in action at Ferme la Folie, September
30th.

Private Harry Pearson, Machine Gun company No. 3, home at Portland,
Oregon; for extraordinary heroism in action near Ferme la Folie,
September 30th.

Private Alonzo Walton, Machine Gun Company No. 3, home at Normal,
Illinois; for extraordinary heroism in action at Rue Lamcher and Pont
D'Amy, November 7th and 9th.

Private Leroy Davis, Company L, home at Huntsville, Missouri; for
extraordinary heroism in action at Mont de Singes, September 18th.

[Illustration: NEGRO WARRIORS ADMINISTERING COLD STEEL. GERMANS UNABLE
TO STAND THE ATTACK. SURRENDERING. IN THE ARGONNE FOREST FRANCE.]

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