Colonel Shannon Awarded D. S. C.

Lieutenant-Colonel James A. Shannon, former commandant of the R. O. T. C. has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. The citation is for his bravery in action near Chatel-Chehery, France, Oct. 5 and 6, 1918, when he led an officers' patrol to a depth of three kilometres within the enemy lines.

Lt. Col. Shannon, then captain, was commandant of the University R. O. T. C. during the spring and summer of 1917. Later he was transferred to overseas duty on General Pershing's staff. He is now reported killed in the casualty list of October 21, 1918.