Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-25

| subsequently at westfieid, Mass. He
left that camp on Sept. 3. 1917. and
sailed two days later for overseas
| landing in Liverpool. Eng. the 9Th O.
| October. He remained in a camp IN
i England for 10 days and then went to
| South Hampton and across the channel.
| He landed this time in LaHavre.
! France, entrained there and went to-
Viileux, where he also continued to-
| train and until he went to the front in
active service. He confined in these
activities from Feb. to June l6, REL
ceiving the injuries which so nearly
cost him his .'fe on the date last men.
toned. This was in Xiyary. France.
when the men were engaged in putting
over a heavy barrage, and as Corp |
Morrow was STOPPING over to assist :
nearby companion he was hit by a piec |
of shrapnel. For an instant he hardly
sensed what had happened, but when he
discovered the warm blood trucking
down his leg he realized that some |
thing had occurred and began TO lose !
consciousness. The accident happened
at O'Clock and it was Il clock that |
night before he reached the dressing !
IL
during the same barrage that Sergt. |
Harold Mckinney. sergt Elwood AL
len and Private Oscar Laurson, all
Company E boys. were killed Corp. !
Morrow can recall seeing Sergt. Allen, |
who was formerly employed at the To-
cal American Express Office, after he
was dead. He states that Sergt. Noel
iney's ammunition belt was hit by a
piece of shrapnel, and in the explosion
which followed Mckinney was l..
stantly killed. Sergt. Allen was hit in
| the head. Corp. Morrow had another
narrow escape on Feb. % while digging
trenches and is that barrage Ralph
| Spaulding Of Madison. although not a
| Company E man, lost his life
| After stay at Base Hospital No
| IS Corp. Morrow was moved to the
| Base 8 hospital and thence to the
| Marine hospital. From the Marine
hospital he was taken back overseas
and landed at Newport News last
Labor Day with 400 other wounded
soldiers. For five days he was in
the Embarkation hospital He was
then moved to the Lakewood, N. j.,
| hospital. where he has remained I'M
til his present furlough which is to
cover a period of fifteen days. At
the expiration of the furlough he
will reutrn to Lakewood to remain
there until his permanent discharge
which will be probably about two
months Corp. Morrow had a little
time off and passed several days in
Paris. He was there at the time the
big gun exploded on March 21st,
causing such havoc in the city. He
visited the tomb of Napoleon among
other places of noted interest but
found it covered with sand bags TO
protect it from air raids.
There are three things which Corp.
Morrow is enthusiastic over. One Of
these is Capt. John W. Healy Of
Skowhegan. stalwart captain Of
Company E, who is always with his
men at the front. Another is the
wonderful work that is being done
by the Red Cross units and a third
is the Lakewood hospital where he
has received such splendid treat
ment and attention since his return
from the battlefields. There is an
educational department in connec-.
ton with the hospital where the
men are taught to operate the lyno-
type, mechanical drawing and given
commercial training. Corp. Morrow
has begun the study of the linotype
since his recovery has become more
pronounced.
The High school students Of the
three upper classes are arranging
q reception for their former fellow
| student which is to occur on Friday
evening in Grange hall. The class
officers Of the three upper classes
are in charge. The admission will be
by ticket to which present and form
er students at the High school are
! entitled.