Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-12
Notes Of Our Soldiers.

Friends of Kennard Ware will beinter-
ested in the following item copied from
"The Radiator" of August Is, the Of
fetal organ of the U. S. A. A. c., and
published weekly in Paris. Kennard
belongs to Section COS, and is now doing
evacuation work at Longchamp, Paris,
the base headquarters of the American
Ambulance Carps.
SECTIONS GOT and COS, now on evacu-
alton duty at Longchamp, have perhaps
had an experience accorded to few
other sections of the service. They were
among the first combatant American
troops to set foot on German soil. AS
members of the sanitary train OF the
division of the American Army that took
over the Alsace sector, they had the op-
portunity to get many close-ups OF lie
in the trenches, and made the intimate
acquaintance of the Huns at close range,
doing their bit in the front line trenches
as first-aid men and having speaking
knowledge of "Minnies" and "Berthas,"
not to mention the introduction some
of the men had to gas. While the
sector is termed by the French as Bon
Secteur,' it is not altogether without its
excitement. Glad as the men OF the
two sections are to return TO the ser
vice of the u. S. A. A. S., they do not
regret the fact that the experience was
theirs. They also feel very proud of the
American contingent seen first in that
sector"
Stewart H. Kilmer, of Martinsburg,
master signal electrician attached to
the Fifth Field Signal Battalion, a part
of the command of Maj or-Ceneral Dick
man, which saw much hard fighting
along the Marine front from July is to
80, has been cited for conspicuous
bravery by General Dickman, in an
order commencing number OF officers
and men of the Fouth United States
Infantry and the Signal and Medical
Corps attached to this regiment. Re-
garding Electrician Kilmer, the order of
General Dickman says: "He displayed
great bravery, skill and GOODNESS in as
sisting his detachment commander,
under very heavy gas and shell fire, to
lay telephone line from the regimental
headquarters to the front line when it
was essential that communication be
established; that he was several times
offered opportunity to take cover in
trenches, but refused, and continued his
work until completed; that it was neces-
sary for him to return over the line
several times and repair breaks caused
by the enemys shell fire." Young
Kilmer enlisted in the United States
forces several years ago.
Raymond Devonshire, one OF the COL
ored soldiers who left Shepherdstown
several months ago, was home from
Chillicothe, Ohio, on furlough this
week. He was looking very we'll, and it
was apparent that if he could get just
one crack at Kaiser Bill the Germans
would need new emperor.
c. Meade Bowers, of Martinsburp
son of Congressman George M. Bowers,
has just been commissioned a second
lieutenant inthe quartermaster's depart
ment of the United States military forces
and assigned to an Atlantic port to as
sist in handling exports for the. Army in
France.
Ordnance Sergeant Chas. o. Sgler,
who has been in the regular army SER
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Der of years, has been transferred to
Fort Strong, Mass. He says that Fort
Strong is very nice place on an island
in full view of Boston harbor.
Private Hugh Hill was home from
Camp Meade on furlough to spend Sum
day with his parents, north of town.
He is getting along very we'll in his
army work.
Private Jas. c. Shanholtzer, who had
been at Camp Forrest, Georgia, has
been transferred to Camp Devens, Mas
sachusetts. He is in the 2l2th En-
gineers.
Hendricks Byers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chalmers Byers, of Sandy Ridge, is
home from Camp Meade on a months
furlough to help with necessary farm
work.
Donald Myers, one of Shepherdstown
boys at Camp Meade, had a few days
furlough at his old home in this place
the past week.