Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1919 — Hero Who Faced Barrage Tries to Escape D. S. C. [ARTICLE]

Hero Who Faced Barrage Tries to Escape D. S. C.

Philadelphia.—Uncle Sam finally forced a Distinguished Service cross upon First Lieut. Samuel T. Smith. He was compelled to receive it with all possible ceremony on Franklin field, at the University of Pennsylvania. This action was taken by Lieut. Col. Joseph M. Heller because Smith had escaped from him twice in the Philadelphia hospital when he tried to make the presentation in the ward. Lieutenant Smith is twentysix. He comes from Arkansas. He received a bullet in his chest at Fleville, France, last October 4 while serving With the Sixth field artillery. ' • / His citation reads: “When his Entire platoon had been cut off by an enemy barrage and all of his cannoneers but two bad been killed. Lieutenant Smith made repeated trips into 6 the shelled area arid removed his wounded comrades to places of safety. He refused to accept surgical treatment for four wounds he had / received r unTil all of his wounded men .had received treatment.”