The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-26

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cross. She was six months old when
he doubly kept his word.
Captain Flannery was seated in the
main dining room st the Bellevue
Strattord one evening last week when
I approached him for his own version
of how he came 10 receive the coveted
decorations that adorned his chest.
Around the table were seated Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Ryan. his host and
hostess during his stay in Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Flannery.
If TUX was @-s.==E5-S5;
typica! foot ~=-------~-
ballist he is
today i typical officer. Standing six
feet two and three.Quarter inches in
height and weighing 235 pounds, his
jet black hair worn pompadour to con.
form 20 trench life. his clean.shaven
face unmasking the determined Jaw OF
the natural born fighter, his keen eyes
now flashing roSuiShly. now denoting
dispeasure because the conversation
was vcerinG perilously close to his per
soral participation in the battle Of ma
tons, he evokcs the nth expression
of :he popular belief Of true hero.
And npw let Captain E'lannery tell
lis in his own words OF his experiences
with the Hun. or. rather the expe-
riences OF his regiment. He rn?uses
absolutely to speak Of the little Incl.
dents" OF the Marine. as he calls It.
II went over last April with Com
pany NJ. OF the Seventh United States
regular infantry" he began. seating
himself in a comfortable chair and
crossing his legs. Previous to that
time I had been attached to Companies
c and +.
For four months we were with the
French army corps. When we ar.
rived in France we were supposed TO
receive additional training before go.
ing into action. but while we were in
the midst OF this training the Huns
started their drive to Paris.
Mrs. Flanncry ''Speaks Up"
we were Immediately sent 10 take
up a sector on the Marine TO relieve
some French troops. We were with
the - Division consisting Of about
$1,000 men, now increased to $4,000,
our command going into front line
position at Sauvigny. Courthiezy and
other unpronounccable placcs-damned
if I can spell them. This was on
June 9. That day VIC went under fire
for tho first time. Ny company was
at Sauvisny and they dropped some
artillery o1 us ard stuff like that.
we were on the river bank. There
was Il little town there and the Huns
kept knocking the place to pieces all
the ;!mt. we were engaged at this
pcint. We had French artillery be-
hind us and they wcrc ten times as
good as the other birds were. The
Germans !:npt drH"T.IG caz Shells ali
inc tiinf--tI!"N iN'ss '-f!'' W.. N''--'
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