Canadians Win Victoria Cross in World War War
Sixty five Canadians earned the Victoria Cross in the great war. Among them were soldiers and sailors from Manitoba and Quebec, with many killed or wounded in heroic acts. Notable names include Col. William Bishop, Maj. W. G. Barker, Lieut. Alan Arnett McLeod, and Lieut. George M. Flowerdew, among others. The piece lists numerous recipients, their battalions, and acts of valor in France and elsewhere, noting Canadian efforts and honors alongside allied acknowledgments.
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Great Britain
V. C
United States
George Mullin
Princess Pat's
New York
Willam H. Metcalf
M. M
Manitoba
Waite
Queen Victoria
France
Belgium
Serbia
Italy
Montenegro
Russia
Hurses
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Canada
Royal Red Cross
Royal Air Force
William A
Toronto
Flying Corps
Bishop
George
Maj
W. G. Barker
Alan Arnett McLeod
Stonewall
Fle
No Man's Land
McLeod
Winnipeg
Wrancia A
Sevimger
Galadian Army Medical Services
Frederick W. Ball
Eighth Battalion
Hall
Frederick Fisher
Givenchy
Frederick W. Campbell
V. C. Waa
Aeveo Gluike
V. O
John Chipman Kerr
Thain W. MacDowell
Frederick M. W. Varyey
Turteenth
HESS
John B. Cronk
Quebec Regiment
Robert Spall
Harry G. B. Miner
Central Ontario Regiment
Arthur G. Knight
Alberta Regiment
William H. Glark-Kennnedy
M. G
Twentyfourt
George F. Kerr
C. QO. R
Samuel L. Honey
V. c, Db
C. M
Seventy-eighth Battalion
Manitoba Regiment
William Merrifield
Thomas Ricketts
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Coulson N. Mitchell
V. CM. C
Canadian Engineera
Wallace L. Atgie
Hugh Catros
Saskatchewan Regiment
Skeena
British Columbia
Charles 5
Rutherford
M. C
M. Mi
Quebec
Graham T. Lyall
Milton F. Gregg
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Mercantile Marine
Ronald N. Stuart
Royal Naval Reserve
James Richardson
Miniitaba Regiment
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Amprica's Immortals Most Striking DSC Recipients
The war department records highlight American soldiers awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery. They could not retreat even under certain death from German machine gun fire and shrapnel, earning praise from foreign leaders for their unwavering resolve.
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War Department
Private Stockton and comrades receive Valor awards
Medal citations recount Private Stockton of the 187th Infantry earning the Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing wounded men near Lan dres-et-St. Georges France October 14 1918 and being killed after delivering a litter. Corporal Gaskins of the 118th Infantry awarded for gallantry near La Baie Meneresse France October 16 1918, dying in action after leading a squad to capture two machine gun nests. Sergeant Major Burke cited for bravery at Chantigny France May 28–30, crawling under machine gun fire to deliver a crucial message.
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Stockton
Landres-et-St. Georges
France
Frederick C. Gaskins
118Th Infantry
Corn. Gaskins
la Baie Meneresse
Corp. Gaskins
Chesterfield
Maj
Burke
Chantigny
Maloncton
Distinguished Service Cross for Forrest and Brown in World War I actions
Sergeant Arthur J. Forrest of the 354th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross near Renouville France on November 1 1918 for single handedly closing a machine gun nest and directing his unit to safety. Corporal Brown of Company B 1st Infantry from Indiana earned the DSC for bravery on November 5 1918 at Cote St Germaine France and for solo patrols and capturing a gun and four prisoners later that day.
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1St Infantry
Brown
Town Falls
Cote St. Germaine
France
Crossed for gallantry near Verdun in October action
Second Lieutenant Thomas D. Amory of the 26th Infantry was awarded the Distinguished Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action near Verdun France on October 2. The citation notes his leadership and bravery under heavy fire and his death in the operation.
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Amory
Verdun
France
Lieutenant Amory Leads Patrol At The Front Line
In 1918 Lieutenant Amory commanded a patrol to probe a dangerous sector behind enemy lines. With his unit briefly cut off and wounded, he held ground against heavy fire and stubbornly regrouped to drive the enemy from an important position. His home was Wilmington, Delaware.
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Amory
Private Barkeley Decorated for Gallantry in 1918 Action
Private David B Barkeley of Company A 356th Infantry earned a medal for conspicuous gallantry near Touttly France on November 9 1918. He and another soldier swam the river Menge to determine enemy positions and returned to shore but drowned from cramps. His mother Mrs Antonio Barkeley resides in Boo Antonio Texas.
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Co. A
356Th Infantry
Barkeley
Touttly
France
Menge
Selzer
Antonio Barkeley
Boo Antonio
Tex
Private Frank J. Bart Gaunts Courage in France Action
Private Frank J. Bart of Company G 3rd Infantry earned a decoration for conspicuous gallantry near Medcah fanu France on October 3 1918. While on duty as a company runner he seized an automatic rifle and charged a machine gun nest, disabling it. He repeated the feat against a second nest, aiding the advance. Home address Newark No.
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Co. G
3Th Infantry
Bart
Medcah Fanu
France
Newark, No
Sergeant Walters Earns Distinguished Service Cross
Sergeant Arthur L. Walters of Company 8, 2nd Ammunition Train, near Benue mont Francs on November 9, 1918, risked his life to save others. After a shell hit and set a truck ablaze, he recovered from a blast, moved the convoy to safety, then returned to extinguish the fire and preserve ammunition.
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Walters
Benuemont
Francs
Waldo M Hatter Sailed Hero in Meuse River Rescue
Sergeant Waldo M Hatter of Company B 386th Infantry earned a decoration for gallantry near Pouilly France in November 1918. While reconnoitering river shanties on the Meuse with a comrade both crossed in a swim as the others had been destroyed. His companion drowned from cramps but Hatter continued to secure information and returned to report the scene. His home is Neosho Missouri.
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Hatter
Netlon Mani Pouilly
France
Meuse
Matler
Awim Uerusa
Uatler
Destrey
Watler
Neosho
Distin guished Service Cross awarded to two soldiers in France
Corporal Allen of Co B 28th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery near Cantigny on May 22 1918. He dug out two buried comrades under heavy shellfire and sheltered them, despite severe injuries. His home is in Leesville Louisiana. Corporal Suger of Co 108th Infantry earned the DSC near Ronasoy France on September 2 1918 after bandaging a wound and advancing toward machine gun nests where he was killed. His widow lived in Buffalo New York.
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Abel, Allen
Allen
Cantigny
France
Leesville
108Th Infantry
Sager
Ronasoy
Suger
Buffalo
N.Y
Area of Detailed Mapping in 1918 Showed Growth Despite War
United States Department of Agriculture notes that soil survey work expanded in fiscal year 1918 despite wartime interruptions. Detailed mapping covered 38 186 square miles, bringing total detailed and reconnaissance mapping to 64 3 percent of the potential irrigated and rainfall regions, with 488 961 square miles mapped by June 30, 1918.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Soil Survey
Tilted States Department of
United States
Trees for Road Protection in New York State
A cooperative effort by the New York State Motor Federation and the State College of Forestry at Syracuse outlines a planting plan for the 66 mile Syracuse to Utica highway. The project argues trees provide practical benefits beyond ornament, including shade that helps extend roadway life and reduce heat damage, with road experts generally endorsing tree-based road protection.
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Profer
B. Faxon
State College of Woresiy
Syracuse
New York State Motor Federation
State College of Forestry
Utica
Improvement in Wisconsin highway spending announced
A. W. Hirst, state highway engineer, said Wisconsin will spend about 10 million dollars on developing improving and patrolling highways in 119. The increase doubles prior years as 2.5 million carried over and to create jobs for returning soldiers. About 7 million will fund new roads and 3 million will patrol trunk highways from federal state and county sources. Senate highways committee may allow counties to institute trunk lines and value 5 000 miles of federal aid roads.
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Wisconsin
A. W. Hirst
Senate Committee On Highways
Good Roads Aid to Schools Survey Results
The government survey shows eight counties benefited by road improvements. Before upgrades average school attendance was 68 pupils per 109 enrolled, rising to 73 after improvements.
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Hpac
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