Men Cited for Bravery
The Commander in chief, in the name of the president, has
awarded the distinguished service metal upon Lieut. Stokes of Reidsville and
Private Shively of Spray, for the following acts of heroism:
First Lieut. John Y. Stokes Jr., Air Service 20th
Aero Squadron, for extraordinary heroism in action near Etain, France,
September 16, 1918. After their own formation had been broken up, Lieut. Stokes
and his pilot voluntarily continued on their bombing mission with planes from
another squadron. Although their plane was thrown out of control by
anti-aircraft fire, they proceeded to their objective and dropped their bombs.
Their motor then died completely, and they were attacked by an enemy combat
plane, but they fought off the attacking machine and reached the allied lines
where their plane crashed in a forest. Home address John Y. Stokes, father,
West Market, Reidsville, N.C.
Pvt. Harvey H. Shively, 2nd Battalion,
Intelligence Section, 120th Infantry, A.S. No. 1320864. For repeated
acts of extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29,
1918 and near Becquigny, France, October 9, 1918. Near Bellicourt Pvt. Shively,
with an Australian soldier, captured 42 of the enemy including two officers. On
October 9 near Becquigny, he accompanied another soldier in penetrating the
enemy’s outpost line and captured two machine gunners, putting the gun out of
commission. Home address, Mrs. Martha Shively, mother, Spray, N.C.
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