The sun., 1918-10-28
18TH DIVISION CITED
FOR ARGONNE WORK
Stubborn Enemy Driven Back
Ten Kilometers Out of
StrOngholds.
INSTANCES OF BRAVERY
Sergeant, Ill and Wounded,
Leads Company Which Had
Lost Officers.
INSTANCES OF BRAVERY
ny RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

ny IA nONb es SAHHOLL.
Special Gable Despatch TO The sux and Ia.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Oct. 21.--By command Of Major.
Gen. Charles II. Muir Lieut.. Col. Walter
c. Sweeney, Chief OF Stan. has issued the
following:
The division commander desires to
express his appreciation to all officers
and soldiers of the Twenty-eiRhth
Division and OF attached units who at
all times during the advance in the
valley OF the Aire and in the Argonne)
Forest. In spite Of many hardships and
constant personal danger. gave their
best efforts to further the success of
the division.
As result OF this operation. which
extended from 5 80 o'clock the morn
Ing Of September rs until the night OF
October 8, with almost continuous
fighting, the enemy line was forced
back more than ten kilometers. In
spite of most stubborn and at times
desperate resistance the enemy was
driven out OF Grand Bourequllles.
Petit Bourequiiles, Nrennes. Mont
blainville. Apremont, Pleinchamp
Farm. La Forge. Chatel Chehery and
strongholds on Hills 223 and 244;
these were captured in the face of
strong machine gun and artillery fire.
Cited by General Headquarters.
As a new division on the vesle
River north Of Chateau Thierry the
Twenty eighth was cited In orders
from general headquarters for its ex-
Gallant aarN-ina and ho ar1ap1id
just completed assures 1. a place in
the very front rank of fighting Amer
lean divisions. With such a position
TO maintain It is expected that every
man will devote his best effort to the
work In hand to hasten that final VIC
tory which now is so near.
Brig. Gen. Dennis Z. Nolan and Col
Arthur l.. Conger commanded brigades
in this advance northward. Instances OF
heroic acts by the men continue to multi.
ply; following are some OF the latest:
Sergeant Ralph L. Summer,on, War.
rem, Pa. the night before the attack
upon Chatel Chehery wac In the regi.
mental kitchen. He was suffering from
influenza and some aggravated wounds
A German potato masher "a type O.
hand grenade) had exploded near him
Lieut.. Dickson. battalion adjutant OF
tho 18th Infantry. came in and Sum-
merton asked him how things were
going. The Lieutenant told him there
were no officers left in Company l.
Against the advice Of the doctor Sum.
merton went back to lead the compan,
in the attack and sklfully headed the
first wave. Capt. William G. Smith
ssys: we advanced from Apremont in
two columns. Just before we came &c
Hill IA we went into line of squads
with Company in the lead. X next and
l. and NJ following. Summerton actually
was the first man TO mount the hill
Gen. Nolan was there and saw Summer.
ton carry on.
Survived and Recovered.
After gaining the crest Summertor
learned there was an enemy position
that had to be cleaned out and he led
again. getting a rife bullet through hi,
shoulder. Since the battle Summertor
has recovered from all his wounds and
no longer is a casualty. Back on thC
Nesle River. north OF Chateau Thierry
Summerton received two minor wound:
from shrapnel which he disregarded ir
the same way until his men had dug in
Sergeant Andrew b. Lynch. Philadel
phia. September 20. when the German!
counter attacked at Apremont, was OF
duty with one FOUNDER section o
the 10th Regiment in position to tn,
north OF the village. Under orders III
removed his guns TO the rear, thei
learning that his commanding officer