The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-03
DARING AMERICAN
FEARS REPR|MAND
Performs Miracles of HeroiSm
and Is Recommended Stimuli
taneousIY For Signal HonOrS

LONDON, September l-(OfririaN-
First Lieut.. Edmund G. Chamberlain, Of
San Antonio, Texas, attached to the
United States Marine Corps, has re-.
ceived simultaneous reeOmmPmdntions
for the Victoria Gloss and congressional
medals. He participated in battle
on the British front in which twelve
German planes were destroyed, five dam
aged and two sent sweeping eastward
with damaged planes, scattered a de
tachment Of German soldiers blufFed
three into believing that o compass was
bomb, captured one and carried
wounded French officer back to safety.
He then refused to give his name to the
British officer commanding the aerial
forces for fear of being reprimanded
Lieutenant Chamblain appeared at q
British aviation camp on July ~ and
j.. Ormed the major commanding the
camp that he had personal but unofficial
PERM ssion TO visit the camp. During
his furlough from the training camp he
had asked PERM sson to go nearer to
the front, desiring the experience be
fore returning to work.
Gets First Chance
The British commander, needing avia-
tors, told Chamblain that he could go
along with a bombing squadron that
was then about TO leave. The Young
American on thsAight brought down
one German plane in flames and sent
another out of control.
knows No Fear
Next day came his wonderful exploit.
, He participated with a squadron of
thirty British aviatOrs over the battle,
, field where the Allies were driving back
seemed that he was ont of the action.
the Germans. At the inception of tn"
hurricane hatt!e which followed the
/ British lost three planes. In temnrst
; of machine gun bullets, Chamberlain 3
! machine was damaged and one of his
! mnrhiine guns became iHmmed. 1t
! Instead of going home he remained to
! offer assistance to two British airplanes
| which were attach ed NV twelve German
machines. He crashed into one GrrmNp
plane With q burst of fire he shatter-
! ed q second and he shot of the wing OF
| o third. The German leader came
straight TO the attnck but the Amcri
cans torrent of bullets sent him crash
Jug to the e"rth
Good At BluTiHG
| With engine trouble. the American
| started for tie line hut was forced t.
| volplane amidst n storm of shell and
aptiairrraft gun bullets. AS he neared
the earth he sent a gust of bullets into
German column, forcing them to dis
perse. Eight miles further on he land
! ed.
Unable to carry off with him all of the
| enn pmpnt Of the machine, Chamblair
! seized the compass and started running
across tn fields. he encountered three
/ Germans and wniving his compass like
a bomb, he demanded their surrender.
Two of them ran but the third surren
dered Proceeding with the prisoner
he found q wounded French Officer
whom he picked up. Forcing his pris
Oner to proceed before him and carry
> ing the wounded French officers he made
his w8v into the British Lines.
Asks Reticince
Next morning. when he reported FOL
duty he ask ed the British major moi
to make any report of his adventures
refusing to give his name. The major
WAS unable to keep the affair quiet ~
full details were given in the report OF
I the DAVIS fighting.
Chamblain has engaged in ffteer
bombing expeditions over the enemy
lines