On September 24, 1918, at Bois de Grande Fontaine, when his platoon leader and sergeants were killed or wounded, assisted Corporal Welsh to reorganize his platoon under heavy shell fire, and to hold position until relieved.
PRIVATE LORY L. PRICE.
On September 26, 1918, at Bois de Grande Fontaine, being posted to cover his company’s left flank with his automatic rifle, held his post under heavy shelling and machine gun and rifle fire and was mainly responsible for repulsing repeated enemy counter-attacks from 6:00 A. M. to 6 P. M. He thus set for his comrades a remarkable example of devotion to duty and cool and unhesitating self-sacrifice.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] Reported missing in action.
[B] Taken prisoners and were released after the signing of the armistice.
[C] The writer was unable to learn what became of Cocker.
[D] Reported wounded.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.