Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-04
YANKEES SHOW REAL
STUFF UNDER FIRE
Many Stories of Heroism and
Bravery in Seicheprey and
Apremont Fights
FACE CONTINUOUS FIRE
One American Soldier Surround
ed by Five Boches Leaves Three
Dead and One Wounded
By HENRI BAZIN

Star Correspondent Evening Public Ledger
With tho American Army IN France
Headquarters American Army In France,
May 4.
Completed reports, first issued today
by the ranking officer of an American
unit, demonstrate the stuff Americans
are made of, as shown by their actions
during both the Seicheprey and Apre-
mont fights.
More than a hundred men are COM
mended in orders here, and a few strik-
ing examples that fill the heart with
pride should make the American people
glow for their fighting representatives.
Sergeant Robert Dundas, Private Her
bert whiting and signal corps linemen
repaired wires under shell fire, Continu-
ing their work after being repeatedly
knocked down by conclusions. They sue
cessfully completed their job and then
Joined the infantry, each killing two
boche automatics en- route, despite the
fact that Sergeant Dundas was wounded
by an enemy grenade.
Private Parker Poison, infantry,
climbed a tree three times in an hour
repairing the wireless receiving appa-
slightly the second time. He refu'ed
to retire and handled the job the third
and last necessary time.
Lieutenant's Brave work
Lieutenant Joseph Davis, field artil-
lery, went four times into the open for
fuses during shell fire and later went
to the assistance of Lieutenant Ayers,
of the same battery, who had been
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Lieutenant Davis, with the aid Of Lieu
tenant Wheat, of the same battery, was
bringing in Lieutenant Ayers. a shell
broke close killing Ayers and wounding
Wheat Then Davis dragged both dead
and wounded within cover.
Davis's battery of twelve men lost five
wounded, with one officer killed and one
wounded yet kept right on the job serv-
ing guns under fire, three gunners go
ing back for more ammunition after
wire communication had been cut.
Sergeant John Broadhead. field artil-
lery, was wounded in two places, but re-
fused TO leave his gun, working till
killed at his post later in the day.
Under Fire Twenty-six Hours
Lieutenant A. Thompson and Donald
willard after the boches drove out their
guns from their pit, continued with the
crew serving guns five hours in the open.
Private Waldo Parker. infantry, con-
tinued uninterruptedly coming and go
ing by motorcycle twenty-six consecutive
hours under shell fire, being the sole
communication at that time between
the battery and battalion headquarters.
Wagner jeremiah Murphy and Pri-
vate John Meehan, ambulance drivers,
when preceding an ambulance, were
blown off the road by a she'll They
went to the field picked up and brought
back the wounded They then watched
time-bursting boche barrages, sending
other ambulances at top speed between
hostile shots.
Corporal Leo. Emery, ammunition
train, while driving an ammunition truck
from daylight TO o'clock in the evening,
was followed by hostile shells con-
tinously and. although unhurt person.
ally, shrapnel disabled his tires a piece
hit the sides of the truck and bored holes
in the canvas covers and when finally
the transmission was shelled and engine
nut neutral he coasted to his destination
delivering the ammunition. Then he
looked up another truck to continue the
same job.
private Dominick Polosky. driving
an artillery timber, was wounded n
the knee, and one horse was killed by
a shell. He detached the dead animal
under fire and continued with one horse
TO his destination.
Private Vincent Polto was wounded
in the lung while driving a timber, but
continued to his destination, delivering
the ammunition.
Private Fights Five
Private Martin Meehan infantry, act
ing corporal. fought while surrounded
BY a group of five boches, boring his
way through. leaving three dead and
one wounded boche Then while rejoin-
ing his command he was compelled to
take cover under a parapet where he
fought his way out again with hand
grenades. killing two boches. and then
continued fighting, finishing the action
unharmed.
Many other feats We're equally meri-
torlous.
The striking thing is that every func-
ton OF the army, those in front, those
behind the lines on food service, supply
and medical fought like heroes. and
when the time came for showing &C.
ordination among all Ihaki-clad, they
were united and the esprite de corps was
edtIaI IN that of any "A ru1y I'm the world