Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-11-07
Company K Of Randolph.

Company Of Randolph county
went into the Cambria fight Sept.
29th with 208 men and came out
with only CT. The following is
clipped from the Greensboro
Daily News of Monday, and will
be read with interest:
"The loss to, the members of company
K CT Randolph county, formerly national
guardsmen, of the 12Oth infantry regiment
of the 3Oth, the Old Hickory, division, in
the fearful battle of Cambria, September
90, 1918 when the Both division first
broke the Hindenburg line was fearful.
Of the 208 members of company VINO
went into battle, only 81 came back after
going over the top.
Some of those killed were: Captain
| Dixon, who, after being wounded three
times and shot through his head, craWled
with his men, rallying them at every step.
His first lieutenant, H. w. Walker, was
severely wounded and gassed later IN the
day at the head of another squad or
platoon of men, and is now in London
hospital. Top Sergt. Tom Mcdowell. also
of Asheboro, was killed soon after Cap
tain Dixon at the head of hismen. Sergtt.
Ernest Bunting, of Asheboro, was wound
ed, while Corp. Jake Brown was killed, as
were also Sergeants William Forester, OF
Ramseur, and Hal Richardson, OF Star,
and Private John Kiyett, of ASHORE.
Serpt. Rufus Routh, of Worthwhile, is in
Portsmouth hospital with both arms
and one leg broken, while many others
have not been heard from. Serg. Frank
Steed writes on October that he, Dallas
Lanply and Colon Bunting are all thai
} came back of those who were with him
He tells how he captured eight Germans
alone and without aid, as the battle wa:
closing
Sergt. James o. Walker was one wht
came out without scratch, as did JohI
,, Brown and Walter Brown, two OF tn
! three Brown brothers over there, al
] brothers of Edgar Brown, formerly o
7 this county, now Of Hemp, Moore county
:. Lieut.. Clarence ]. Lovett, son OF Mrs
M. L. Lovett, ASHORE, is also anothe
who came out without scratch, ais
George and Harris Birkhead, sons Q
Sheriff Birkhead.
Eugene Chisholm, of Ramstur, brothe
of John H. Chisholm, ASHORE, writes
very interesting letter to his brother ex
: tracts of which follow:
/ ~ am feeling well, considering what
f have been through with for the past tw
= weeks. To tell the truth, feel lucky
t be living. Lots of the home boys hav
given their lives in the last big battl'
but all died for a good cause. In
Il United States ought to be proud OF then
# Perhaps our greatest loss was Captai
It Dixon. He was a father to us boys.
n never expect to find another man wh
, will take the interest in the boys ne TOOL
i The place we took was the sTonge'
n place on the Hindenburg line. The Ent
v lish, French, Scotch and Canadians ma
g tried different times to take the place, bl
r failed. The place where we were w;
e over 100 miles off and we expected
d stay there, but General Pershing sent !
e there to take this strong point. He sa
,e he felt sure we could do it, and we di'
a That Hindenburg line is some line.
lie wish you could see 1t. ~
nj "Just before going into battle, Captta'
( Dixon lined his men up and talked
" them almost an hour and said, We a
" going to take this place if there is on
N one man left when we get there +
n said he had no hopes of coming out aliV
is and he made his will and left note
10 be sent to his mother. He only got abo
1T half way and was wounded three tim
d before he was killed, but kept right {
To- going until bullet went through h
N head that caused his death. The Ia
w words he said were, GO on, boys, l a
lr with you ..-. .-s
y; Sergeant Forester, Sergeant Mellow
as and many others were killed; you "
see account of it in the paper long beto
ks this reaches you"
TX .. =. -.