Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-13
SGT. CLARK IS 4
TIMESWOUNDED:
WILL Get CROSS

Sergeant H. Bruce Clark, son of
JOS ii. Clark, of Americas, has just
written to his father that he was
wounded four times in the war, begin
nlng with Chateau Thierry, the last
belng with gas in the Argonne forest
attack. He says he has recovered and
is sound and we'll again.
Sergeant Clark has been listed for
the distinguished service cross for
bravery in action, but he writes that
he has not yet received his decora-
ton. He belongs to the signal corps,
and was cited for bravery for climb
ing telephone pole to give a signal
to the American forces, within sight
and within range of the German
forces.
Sergeant Clark's letter was written
Nov. 8, three days before the signing
of the aTmistice, and in it he says
nothing about coming home other than
that he expects to return by next
summer.
He pays a warm tribute to the part
the Red Cross has played in the war,
which is especially appropriate with
the drive of the Red Cross next week
for new memberships. His letter,
emitting some very personal portions,
follows:
MY Dear Father: Just a brief let
ter before l go on my way to the
front again. l am out of the hospital
tomorrow for the fourth time. Though
[ am glad to be sound man again,
| hate to leave my good home. The
other three times I was wounded l
was not so lucky as l was this time.
This time l was sent first to an evac-
uatfon hospital, then to a base But
they we're not fitted up as nice as
this one.
81 am in a city in Central France,
Vichy by name, noted summer re-
sort. Quite a beautiful city. I have
enjoyed my stay here immensely. But
now l am sound and we'll again, as
good as / was when you last saw me.
81 was first wounded at the Chateau
Thierry front my shrapnel on the top
of my head. 1 only stayed in the
hospital three weeks with that, then
back to action.
"The second time I was wounded in
the st. Mihiel drive by machine gun
bullet in the left leg. AS it broke no
bones l was over that quickly.
"The third time I got picked again
by shTapnel in the head; another
'blighty' to the hospital
"The fourth time was in the Ar
gonne woods Gas this time. But l
am over that now. So l am to go
back to a convalescent camp for
rest or to the front.
my comrades say am like cat;
have nine lives; that an ordinary man
would have been pushing up daisies
Somewhere in France if he had re-
ceived the wounds 1 have. just laugh
and say I'm from Dixie. We South
erners fight hard and die hard AS
told you before. l am among North
ern troops. They are all game lads,
too. Ny nickname is Dixie rather
like it.
81 have not received my distln-
guished service cross l am to get
yet, but my name was mentioned in
the paper for one. l guess it will
come soon.
81 am getting along fine now. Don't
worry about me; just write often.
"Speak a good word for the Red
Cross and help them all you can. They
helm the American soldier more than
anv organization on earth. They make
a fellow feel as if he were some good
in This war. They give us smokes
and eats when we are down and out
Above all. they give us kind word
There will always be warm spot il
the soldiers heart for the Red Cross
= The army food is all right
hut it is not like mothers. 1 would
like to stick my feet under her dining
+ob,a once more. Then Fritz could
shoot over all the whizz-bangs he
has"