Evening journal., 1918-11-19
LIEUT.. O'DANIEL
CITED FOR BRAVERY.
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Amos II. ODaniel Of Ashland, but for
number Of years previous to enter
Ing the service and while attending
Delaware College he made his home
with his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca A.
Wilson.
While the actual news Of the honor
conferred on Lieutenant ODaniel came
as a surprise to his relatives, It is not
surprising to his host Of friends in New
ark that he should display unusual
bravery wnen the opportunity pre-
sented itself.
His record In college sports and his
general disposition was such as to con-
vince his friends that he was bound to
distinguish himself when the time
came. While unassuming and modest
TO a large degree, Lieutenant 0'Daniel,
In football, baseball and other sports,
was OF the kind who was never
whipped until the game was entirely
over and these characteristics followed
him into the thick Of the lighting on
the western front. Although he is men
toned in the citation as a second lieu
tenant, he won his promotion to first
Lieutenant some months ago.
Lieutenant 0Daniel was 2i years OF
age and at the outbreak OF trouble with
Mexico. he was a senior in Delaware
College. He went with Company z, Of
Newark. to the border and was pro-
NOTED TO sergeant.
Shortly after bis return from Mexico.
war was declared on Germany and
Lieutenant O'Daniel entered the first
officers training school at Camp Myers,
where he received his promotion and
was assigned to the regular army and
sent to Camp Oglethorpe. He was sent
overseas nearly a year ago and was In
most Of the hard fighting from the
lime the Allies took the defensive in
July, except for the time that he was
IN the hospital with his wound
Since Lieutenant ODaniel was wound
ed on September 10 his relatives in
Newark have received three letters
from him. but in none OF them did the
young officer give the least intimation
hat he had done anything unusual on
The field OF battle. His modesty was
such that he even made light Of his
wound. although It is understood to
have been an unusually severe one
which kept him in the hospital for
more than a month. A bullet is re-
ported TO have entered through his
teeth and came out the side Of his face.
In July, his brother, Lieutenant
James A. O'Daniel, an aviation observer
was killed by accident when a ma
shine In which he was riding In France
fell The last letter received by New
ark relatives from Lieutenant ]. w.
0Daniel was written on October i6 and
he spoke OF having visited the grave OF
his brother on the latter's birthday,
October s, and to having talked TO Lieu
tenant J. A. ODaniel's commander about
his death.
In this last letter the young officer
stated that he had recovered from his
wound and was going back to Join his
regiment the Eleventh Infantry which
is In the Fifth Division. His relatives
are much concerned over him as this
division, according 10 dispatches, saw
exceptionally hard fighting before Sedan
lust previous to the signing Of the
armistice and there is every reason 10
believe that Lieutenant 0'Daniel was In
70. Late dispatches state that the Fifth
Division with Others that had rendered
service were picked for the advance.
started on Sunday and the young hero
Is now probably marching through Ger
many.
In an indirect way O'Danlel's friends
have heard something more OF his
wound than he ever told his relatives In
letters. Lieutenant Alexander Crothers,
of Elkton, a Delaware College graduate,
IN a recent letter home tells Of having
seen Captain Wilbert Ramsey. Of the
59th Pioneers, also a Delaware College |
student, In France. Captain Ramsey
told Lieutenant Crothers that he had
seen Mike" O'Daniel. as he was known |
IN college, and that he had an ugly
scare across his face.
Lieutenant 0'Daniel Is a member OF
the Sigma M Fraternity. He played on /
both the varsity football and baseball
teams while in college and also took |
mart in the annual indoor sports.