The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
PRIVATE sing KEE
CITED FOR BRAVERY
Chinese Will Be Among
Marchers Of 18th Regiment
in This City.
GAssED, BUT HE KEPT ON
HerOism and Goodness Aided
Commander in Communi-
eating With Front.

When the battle SCARED seventy-s sew
enth. or Metropolitan Division--New
Yorks own DRAFT division--swings UP,
or down. Fifth avenue, after nervous
German fingers have signed a peace Of
allied victory. run your eye down the
line of veterans until you come to the
Soeth Infantry, ana then jump along to
the Second Battalion.
You will ind him marching there, a
man whose skin is aggravatlngly close
to the olive drab OF his uniform. he
Is Private Sing Kee, the very first Chi
nese in the American fighting legions
to be cited for extraordinary bravery
and. unexplainably for the present, he
will be treading along with the New
York fighters, although he had como
all the way across the continent from
San Jose. Gal. to hook up, as the SOL
diers express Il, with the Seventy-sev-
enth's OUTFIT.
There can be no mistaking the night
ing qualities of Private Sing Kee OF
Company q. 306th Infantry. Col. George
vidmer. regimental commander. has at
tended TO that In the citation OF Sing
Kee for the part the Chinese played In
the 306th's victory over the Germans
one day last August in a French town.
which for the present must remain
nameless. Word Of the citation has been
received by Julien Tappan Davies, and
Mrs. Willis P. Jones' wife OF Lieut.
Jones Of the 30sth both Of whom are
officers OF the 3o6th Infantry Auxiliary.
which Is looking out for the welfare OF
those left behind when the regiment
started for France.
He Continued Single Handed.
Here Is the citation, as II was written
by Col vidmer: Private Sing Kee
1T0237; Company q, 306th Infantry
Although seriously gassed during a ter
ribie Smelling by both high explosive and
gas shells, refused TO he evacuated and
continued practically single handed to
operate the regimental message centre
relay station during the 14th. 18th and
18th of August, 1918. Throughout this
critical period he showed extraordinary
heroism. high courage and persistent de-
votion TO duty. BY his GOODNESS and de-
termination materially aiding the resi-
mental commander In communicating
with the front line
AT the same time Private Sing Kee
was cited. Col Vidmer cited the Chinese
soldiers battalion commander also for
extraordinary heroism under the heay-
lest FIRE. The battalion commander Is
Major Archibald c, Thacher OF New
York city. whose father-tn-law Mr..
Davies is. In addition to the citation,
II was learned last night, word has been
received in this country that Col. vidmer
also has recommended Major Thacher
for immediate promotion as reward
for heroism shown when the Seventy
seventh was taking the town OF ST
Juvin and Hill No. SO. when the metro
politan regiment was In the thick of
some of the heaviest lighting in the war.
Tells of Sing Kee's Exploits.
Major TEACHERS wife received a letter
from him under date of August 20, four
days after Sing Kee had shown his quail
ity as a soldier. In that letter Major
Thatcher said Of the Chinese soldiers
exploit:
Another case Of great courage was a
Chinaman. a private and one OF our
runners, who remained at the message
centre in the above town for about a
day and a half while II was heavily
shelled and gassed. and although him
self gassed 10 a certain extent continued
to keep the RELAYS OF runners moving
with messages. Good STUFF. wasn't it,"
And Company G., by the way. with
Private Sing Kee, is the very first com
pany in the battalion commanded by
Major Thatcher. The records OF the
306th's auxiliary give Sing KEGS home
as San Jose. and neither Mrs Jones nor
Mr.. Davies was able to explain last
night how he happened to be a member
OF the New York draft division. 1t may
be. however. that after the f1rst days OF
that regiments fighting he was sent TO
join II as replacement troop. for the
306th has been in some Of the heaviest
OF the fighting and has suffered many
casualties. although the number of
deaths has been small.