Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-01
First Lieut.. Chamberlain Is
Cited for Bravery and Dec
GRATED for His Brilliant Ex-
plot on July %.
STORY IS A THRILLING
CHAPTER IN WAR DRAMA
Destroys 5 German Machines,
Damages 2 Others, Scatters
Hun Soldiers and Takes
Prisoner to Camp.
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| London, Aug. 31.--First Lieut.. I'd
| mund G. Chamberlain of san Antonio,
Tex, a graduate of Princeton and the
University of Texas. and an aviator at
tached to the United States marine
| corps, has received simultaneous rec
concentrations for the Victoria cross
and the congressional medal of honor
for an exploit In which he figured on
July 2S.
On that day, over the British front,
Lieutenant Chamberlain took part In
an aerial battle with twelve German
machines. He destroyed five of them,
damaged two others and sweeping
earthward, with a damaged plane.
scattered a detachment of German sol.
ders.
After landing he bluffed three oth-
ers into thinking his compass was a
bomb and captured one of them. He
then carried wounded French off,
Ger back to safety and finally refused
to give his named to the British off,
Ger In command of aerial forces in
that section of the front. because OF
his fear of being reprimanded.
His Thrilling Story.
The story, which is one of the most
thrilling chapters in the drama. Of
the war, has been cabled to Amerira.
by the London officials of the commit
tee on public information.
Lieutenant Chamberlain appeared
at British aviation camp on July 81,
lad inrorinsk the major u coinmand
that he had personal. but not official.
permission to visit the camp. This Is
borne out by the young mans supe-
rior. who says that Lieutenant Cham
berlain had asked TO be permitted to
go up near the front during furloush
because he desired to get some more
experience before resuming his work.
The British commander was in need
of aviators, and as there was a bomb
ing squadron about to leave. told Lieu
tenant Chamberlain he could go along.
On this flight young Chamberlbin
brought down one German airplane In
flames and sent another down whiri-
ing out of control
wonderful Exploit.
The next day came Lieutenant
Chamberlain's wonderful exploit. He
was one of detachment Of thirty
eviators who went over the battlefield
through which the Germans we're be-
ing driven by the allies As the thirty
machines circled about over the flee
ing Teutons, they were attacked by
an equal number OF German machines.
II was hurricane battle and almost
at the inception of the combat, the
British lost three machines. In the
tempest of machine gun bullets that
roared about his machine Lieutenant
Chamberlain engine was damaged.
One of his machine guns became
jammed. and he seemed TO be out OF
tho action.
But instead of starting for home. he
remained to offer assistance to two
other airplanes which had been at
tacFed by twelve German machines.
His machine had lost altitude owing
to engine trouble, but when he was
by German he opened such
a hot fire that the enemy went into a
dive toward the earth.
His two companions were now en-
gagged in life and death struggle and
Lieutenant Chamberlain went to their
assistance. His action probably saved
tfle lives VI tHe tWo fiibiiohiihSh,
Climbs Toward Enemy.
His engine was now working better.
He climbed up toward the enemy and.
with burst of fire, sent one Of them
to the earth. A second was
shattered with another voliey from
his machine gun. Then Lieutenant
looped out Of a Gordon
of enemy machines which had gath
cred to finish him and. az he sailed
away he shot the wing off another
German machine.
The leader of the German squadron
camc straight at him. but was met
with such torrent of bullets that his
airplane Joined the others sent to the
earth by the American
The lieutenant turned for the Britt
sh lines, His engine had gone dead"
md he gas forced to volplane, care-
fully picking his way through the
shells fired at him by the enemy's
nti-aircraft cannon.
AS he made sidesweep toward his
destination, he saw beneath him
column of German troops and into It
ne poured great gust OF machine
gun bullets from the gun which he'd
been jammed, but which he had sues
,eeded in putting into action again.
rhe Germans scattered and Lieuten-
int Chamberlain flew on for an eighth
If mile and came to earth.
One German Surrcnders.
He found that he could not carry
'ff the equipment Of his machine. 80
let took his compass and started rum
aing across the fields. As he did 80
nc encountered patrol OF three Ger$
mans. He shouted to them to sprreus