Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-24
ErpIoits of Savannah Boy,
F5ve Times Decorated for
Bravery, R1Udl Amy Fiction
1t. Frank Old, Hunter Daring
Aviator, Receives Five Dis
tinCt Awards for VaIOr in
Battle

Even in the matter-Of-fact Official
announcement or the war depart
ment-twO or three hundred words
giving the bald statement OF dsCds
Of extraordinary heroism-the career
OF First Lieutenant Frank Cd
Hunter, OF Savannah. is more thrill
ing than all the assembled deeds or
knights OF old.
-Four bronze leaves and a distin-
Rushed service cross Tor his I'VE
daring escapades. And Frank Hunte.
Monk Hunter they call him in
Savannah-is not Yet twenty-five.
Five distinct decorations. Flights
OF the most fertile imagination
couldn't have pictured more tnrlti-
ing career. Even between the lines
o. the Official announcement one gan
with no effort at all picture The DAT
ing young Georgia bov. with uneII-
ing accuracy and utter disregard OF
his own safety. driving the Huns
And an OF his deeds of daring
what a story they would make for
2 dull winter uight.-au OF th-m
were staged where one would want
them 70 be staged 10 lend the su--cE-
lative degree OF thrill and fascila-
tfon-far above earth and to the
music OF whining bullets and num-
ming motors
lieutenant Hunter IS the son OF
Dir. and Mrs. John Heard Hunter. OF
His mother formerly was MISS
Fannie 'O'DriscolI and both he and
his parents often have visited n
Atlanta, where they have numerous
friends.
Lieutenant Frank Hunter is tic
Youngest sOu. His brother. Cap
tain Ormonde Hunter. n graduate
of the Fort Mcpherson training
school formerly was at Camp Cor
don as a captain in the Three Hun
dred and Ninetea<th field artllleTy-
He went TO Italy as aid 10 Major
General Isben Swift. the hrst COM
mauder Of Camp Gordon
Thus the war department chrOn-
FIRST Lieutenant Frank Old. Hun
ter. pilot air service One Hundred
ard Third Aero squadron For extTaoS-
binary heroiSm in action in the re-
gion Of YpTes. Belgium. June .,
1918. Lieutenant Hunter. while on
patrol. alone attacked two enemy
5;planes. destroyed one and forced
the other to retire. In course OF
the combat Lieutenant Hunter was
v-OEnded in the forehead DESPITE his
injuries he succeeded in returning
lis damaged plane to his own aero
drcme."
And three Trouvas later:
- bronze oak leaf for eXtraor-
binary herOism in action in the re-
gion OF Champeny. France. Septesn-
Der Is. 1918. Lieutenant Hunter dc-
companied by one other monoplace
plane. attacked an enemy patrol OF
six planes. Despite numerical su-
periority and in a decisive combat,
he destroyed one enemy plane, and,
with the aid OF his companion. fore
ed the others within their own
-Four DAYS later he won another oak
leaf. then another and still another.
Here is the way the official an
nouncement continues.
"a bronze oak leaf for extraor-
binary heToism in action near Verne
VILE. France. September IL, 1918
Lieutenant Hunter. leading a patrol
OF three planes. attacked an enemy
formation OF eight planes AlthoUsh
Outnumbered, they succeeded N
bringing down four Of the enemy
Lieutenant Hunter accounted Tor tive
OF these.
"a bronze oak leaf for extraor-
binary heroism in action in the re-
gion of Ligny-Devant-Dun. France.
Lieutenant Hunter. while separated
from his patrol. observed an allie.
patrol OF Z planes (Brecuetsl hard
pressed BY an enemy formation OF
ten planes CFOkkcr type). He at
, tackled two of the enemy that were
harassing a single Breguet and in
decisive fight destroyed one of them;