Cited for
Distinguished Service
Pvt. David H. Lovelace, Machine Gun Company, 120th
Infantry (A.S. No. 1319176). For extraordinary heroism in action near
Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. His left arm having been rendered
useless by a shrapnel wound, Pvt. Lovelace continued to carry ammunition with
his other arm until the objective was reached, when, against his protests, he
was ordered to the rear for medical treatment. Home address, Mrs. Fannie
Lovelace, mother, Jonesville, N.C.
Sgt. William H. Powell, Machine Gun Company, 120th
Infantry (A.S. No. 1329097). For extraordinary heroism in action near
Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Sgt. Powell, then a private, took
charge of four other soldiers who had become separated from their platoon and
let them forward toward the objective. Attacking a machine-gun nest, they
captured seven prisoners and a Maxim gun, which they immediately put into
action and fired 2,000 rounds at the enemy. They then continued to advance
under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Home address, J.B. Powell, father,
Oxford, N.C.
Sergt. Graham W. Harris, Machine Gun Company, 120th
Infantry (A.S. 1319104). For extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt,
France, September 29, 1918. Becoming separated from his platoon in the dense
smoke and fog with five other soldiers, Sergt. Harris kept his men together and
continued to advance under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Upon reaching
the objective, he made a personal reconnaissance 600 yards to the front,
capturing several prisoners and assisting in breaking up three machine-gun
nests. He remained in this advanced position until he was ordered back. Home
address, Mrs. R.W. Harris, mother, Oxford, N.C.
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