The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-12-13

The accompanying photo is that Of
+. G. Buford, son of F. G. Buford
1451 McLemore avenue, an account OF
whose heroism and sacrifice will make
interesting reading for his many friend:
in Memphis and his native county Of
Fa> ette.
At the end of three months training
on Paris Island, S. c., young Buford
had won a medal turned down an Of.
tieer's commission and somehow sue
ceeded in being placed Immediately in
an overseas battalion. He wrote his
father that he felt it his duty to go to
France and.that he would rather be a
private in France than an officer in his
native land On landing in France at
the critical moment when the Hun was
driving everything before him in the
Marne salient, young Buford and his
whole company requested to be sent
Immediately into action. which in tae
emergency was granted, and so ne
helped form the "iron wall" through
which he Hun could not pass.
On the first occasion over the top at
Chateau Thierry, he bad his clothes
literally stripped from him, and had to
be rugged out entirely new, and later
received his near-mortal wounds, on the
Marne front on July Is, one Of the most
glorious of the many epochal days of
the war; where the Hun was finally
stopped and turned back to his doom.
The letter is interesting in its simple
details as showing the very nell of fire
through which 80 many of our heroes
passed as we'll as the indomitable spirit
and even complacency with which they
have met and borne the direct Affections
and pain.
Base Hospital 81. Nantes, Oct. %. 'lS
""Dear Dsd:-I received today your
letter dated Oct. l. saying you had re.
ceiVed only two letters from me. ] had
! the Red Gross lady write four for me
Stree have been here, so some must
have gone astray.
"a went straight to the front as soon
:as | landed. We went up in hox car.
The whole company put in request to
90 directly into action, and so they sent
us up at once to the Chateau Thierry
front. Over the top there, had my
clothes literally torn off of me. and had
to be rugged out entirely new. Leaving
the Chateau Thierry front, we were
hauled In truck all the night of the
10th aud marched eli night Of the 18th,
and arrived at the front on the morning
of the 18th of July. We went over the
top and drove the Huns about 10 xii
ometers by IL O'Clock that morning.
sWestopped to organize. and went over
again that afternoon and ! was wound
ed the second time We advanced. |
wish you could have seen the boys run
ming those Huns. We advanced on ma
chine gun nests when bullets were fly
ing as thick as hail. was shot through
the right eye. and it came out on the
left side Of my face under5the left eve.
and was shot through both hands. was
shot in the knee and between the shoul-
ders. and got two shots IN the head,
was taken first to q Red Cross hospital
in Paris. and was there about six weeks
and then was sent on here where have
been ever since. The wounds in my
head are completely healed, leaving no
bad efFeeu at an. only smsIlscars which
"a, hair covers; my LETT hand IS COM
pletely healed and have perfect use OF
4: there i only small scar there that
4 hardly noticeable; my right hand i
getting along nicely. and 10 the long
Fon ! shzll have use Of that. At this
s=..==..= .Aas thumb snd first finger ere
sssls ! Iii stIif. 90 l cannot use a pencil
y rsh. There win be little scar On