The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
HIGH TRIBUTE TO
GEORGE ANDERSON
COMRADES IN SERVICE WRITE
OF ARDMORE BOY LOST IN
ACTION.

Three comrades of the late Lieut.
George Anderson, who was killed in ac'
ton in France July %, have written
Lieutenant Anderson's mother, Mrs. j.
l.. Cox. and sister. Miss Anne Ander-
SON. expressing their sympathy and
paying high tribute to him.
Private Josiah Hull. G Battery, 102nd
Field Artillery who was Lieutenant
Andersons orderly, wrote the following
to Miss Anderson from "On The Front
Somewhere in France"
This is my first chance to drop you
q line since the drive started, and only
think 1t my duty as your crother's or
derly. I want to express m deepest
sympathy to you all at this time.
Though the blow was hard it was Gods
desire and His will comes first. His
loss was sadly felt by the officers and
the men, for he was loved and admired
by all.
II was not with him at the time and
do not know all the details. He did
not suffer and met his end as Il true
American and n true soldier.
II had been with him ever since he
came to the battery and he had often
asked if mi would like to go back
with him
Il will try and get more information
and will let you know later.
May God be with you all and help
ease the burden which has been placed
upon you"
Lieut. Delbert r. Card 3lst Glass Of
Fire" Fort Sill. wrote Mrs. Cox as
follows:
Il have been intending to drop you
line ever since | arrived back from
France, July A. When | read of Georges
death about week ago it was a great
shock to me. He was one of my best
friends, not only at the field artillery
school of instruction in France but also
fro mthe time we were both assigned to
c Battery, 102nd Field Artillery. Jan
uary /. We were together at the bat
terry position on the Chemin des Dame
front. just north of Scissors, for two
and a half months and then were moved
to the Toul sector. When we arrived
there. George was put in command of
a platoon of 80 millemeters. G'rench
guns, at Dead Mans Curve, right out
side of eBaumont. | am enclosing
newspaper picture of a Yankee gun
crew resting after firing The minute
l. glanced at it | recognized the men
from c Battery who were sent with
George to form G. Battery. | knew
you would appreciate knowing that
these are some of the men who served
under your son and who simply idoli2ed
him.
Forgive me if this letter causes you
pan, but | felt l should write you and
give you as much information as /
could George was a man among men
and beloved by all who knew him.
Lieut.. Prentiss French 32nd Class
School of Fire, TT. Sill, wrote Mrs. Cox
as follows:
"Some days ago I completed a long
letter to Lieutenant Anderson and upon
aak!n one of the boys about the proper
address was told that the man whom
/ always considered my ideal of a
soldier had given his life for the cause.
1t came as great shock to me and |
feel sure that all those who knew Big
Andy share in great degree the sense
of loss and sorrow which has come to
you.
Your son and | were. for several
months, in the same battery. c Battery,
l02nd, and he left us to take charge of
a battery Of 80 millimeter guns on the
Toul sector, about March 80. Every
one knows with what credit he and his
performed. They continued the
shooting under n terrific bombardment
and even had the muzZle of one of their
guns blown off by a German shell. The
morale of Lieutenant Anderson's bat
terry was wonderful and I have always
attributed it solely to his splendid
fighting spirit. He was wonderfully
popular with the men. His idea of