Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
LIEUT.. r. D. AMORY
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laugh Just wouldn't be got. And tor that
his men worshipped him
"lust before the fight of October !,
| was taken to the regimental stall 10
handle the operation. Tom stayed with
ID Co. of course. On the night of October
| n division order came through saying
that information was at hand that the
Hun was evacuating our front. Each rcgl-
ment was ordered to send forward u
patrol of 75 mon under an officer. thus
patrol was 10 90 forward until the enemy
main line of resistance was established.
They were to stop mt nothing short OF
bringing ON IA general engagement. he
mission was most important, Tor we could
not attack on an army front without
knowing definitely where tho enemy was.
MOST FEARLESS OFFICER.
tom was selected To lead this patrol,
because he was the most fearless and
dashing officer in the Assault Battalion.
Ills major knew that nothing could stop
him. and Tom himself was rs pleased as
Punch
'llc passed me as hc went over ut bali
past five on the morning OF October =
lie laughed and waved his hand and
called some jest about twin beds ht
Nelly No. t., which was our favorltc base
hospital We had planned to get our
'hllghtics together in the next action and
have a pleasant time.
The rest of the story ! suppose you
know Tom led his men into perfect
hell of machine gun and artillery hre-
Nothing could stop him. lie fought on
in spite of fire from front and Tanks ana
he was going forward over the hardest
terrain i ever saw, when he fell, shot
Al nd n
regiment full day ol terrific lighting to
reach the poInt to which Tom AnorN '"oh
his tightIng platoon
Il met Toms sergeant coming IN
wounded and | tried to work forward tn
where his men were making their hight
against. Cod knows, what odds ! his
sergeant, 'Iawhonc' Garborough, was cry
nv. and II wasnt about the arm that was
swinging usclcssly from his shoulder,
Lieutenant, he sad chat was the hes;
officer God ever made Which, source and
all considered slr, believe Is the iincSt
tribute ] ever heard pald I" any man.
ind with all nv heart | echo lt
Tom : men the handful that were lett,
STAYED ont there. and saw to u that the
lIiln did not gct thc body Nnd when We
stormcd the hill that next day, ON was
buried where he fell on the high ground
that lies between the Rau do Nayash"
and Rau dc GauiTrc. overlooking the
Ncnvillc lie Comtc farm. north ot 'har-
pentrv and south of I.andrCs - tCorgr,
al northeast Of Ncrdun
cnok WANTED ~ AvENGE DEATH
..Thc last days of this WAT are taking
tho very best We have. /" lose my dear
friend was the hardest thing ! have bad
10 stand. When got back from the front
that morning stopped ior . cup 81 coffee
at my old company kitchen, cook who
uscd tn make pics and hapIacks and other
amazingly good things for Tom, came W
Ia ND and asked ii he could net grt r''t"
and ~ ~ to the liuc. Il that Hun got
hln. Lieutenant, he sand, thi. Is NJ place
for me
Have given YOU auy ldca IF how hai
brave slim Young son of yours was hc-
loved bv the mcn and officers who wct"
gladorr, through his being around y"
MA, Such dghtcr' If the rest oi lls can
onv dn nS wclll
should como out u this MIR. Amon.
! want to talk 20 you about Tom and ms
great sacrifice So please remember my
name. ii vuu can. and should !. who am
the last remaining officer oi the old Int
TALON. hr fortunate enough to como back
home. want tu come ~ you and tcli Won
what privilege II WAS to have known and
loved your son In your gr'ct and the
grief of 1our family, my ouu heart i IN
ynlvcd But nc w.u- soldier the hravrst
| cvcr know Charles RidErly
"gGth Infantry