Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-12-27
TOLD BY WILLIAM e. TAYLOR
WOUNDED IN ARGONNE
FOREST

William Taylor, another Little Falls
veteran of overseas service, is in the
city on a nine day furlough at his home.
Taylor was wounded while in action
in Argonne forest in the Verdun sector
on Sept. 80 and has been confined to a
hospital at Fort McHenry, Baltimore,
Nd. where he has been receiving elec-
tric treatment Of his arm which was
temporarily paralyzed by the wound.
Mr.. Taylor enlisted in the army on
April 3 and was sent to Camp Lewis,
Wash. where he was assigned to Co. B,
363rd infantry. Here he trained until
May "a when he was sent to a New
York camp from which place he was
sent overseas. He landed at Glasgow,
Scotland on June Is and from there
went by rail to Southampton, England
where he crossed the English channel
into France. He was sent Immediately to
Paris where he rested a few days before
a town about 25 kilometers Us miles)
back of the lines where he trained be-
fore being sent into the trenches. He
arrived in the first line trenches about
the first Of August.
Taylor had many interesting tales to
tell Of his life in the trenches but pro-
badly the most interesting is Of how
he was wounded.
He was wounded about O'Clock in
the afternoon Of Sept. 80 while his COM
pany was driving the Germans back in
the Argonne district Of the Verdun Sec
tor. They were advancing in skirimish
formation of open warfare, that is sprea
out and advancing low. The she'll and
machine gun fire was intense at this
point and many Of Taylor's company
were among the casualties reported.
Taylor was hit in the upper left arm
midway between the elbow and shoul-
der. The bullet tore a bad cash in the
arm and broke the bone.
He waited in shell hole for short
time for help, but as no help came and
his wound was bleeding terribly, ne
set out on foot for the field hospital
about 6 miles back from the point at
which he was wounded. The shell fire
was still "hot' and Taylor was run
ming chances Of being killed any minute.
Luckily he made the trip back to the
| hospital without further injury.
On arriving at the field hospital his
wound was dressed and after two days
rest he was sent to an evacuation hos
pital where he was operated upon and
the ball removed.
Here ne remained until his wound was
sufficiently healed to allow him to
stand tie trip Back to the United States
He landed III New York on November
Is and was sent to the hospital at
Fort McHcnry where he will be treat
cd until the nerve power of his arm is
restored.
In speaking of, the freaks Of shell
fire Mr. Taylor cited the instance OF
where the captain and platoon sergeant
Of his company were killed by a Whlz
bang, one Of the fastest and most pow
crfull shells the Germans use. The shell
hit about twelve feet from the tw<
officers and Taylor was about the same
distance Oh the other side Of the same
point The two Officers were killed ane
Tavlor was not even scratched.
Taylor saw many exhibits Of the pow
er of the big shells but one from which
some idea may be gained when one O.
these shells hit fairly large stone ant
4 brick building. When the smoke ha'
cleared there was nothing there to re
semble building except pile of ston
and timbers.
He is regaining control Of his arr
quite rapidly and expects to have fu]
control of it in a short time.