The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-18
DISTINCT CALLANTRY
OF RAINBOW DIVISION
GEN. M'ARTHUR CITED FOR
BRAVERY IN ACTION.
Description Of Capture of Cote
de Chatilllon, Key Of
Kriemhilde Stellung.
(By John Edwin Nevin. J

Washington. Nov. 1S.--U. N. 81
Brig -Gen. Douglas Macarthur. for
mcr Washington press censor. has
been cited again. He now has the
right to wear, in addition to the
French war cross, given him while
serving as chief of staff for the Rain
bow division, the distinguished SER
vice cross of the United States army.
decorated with a bronze oak leaf as
an indication that he won the COW
eted decoration n second time. In
cidentally. according to a personal
letter reaching here today, Gen.
Macarthur has been wounded again,
although he since fully recovered
and Is back leading the S4th brigade
Of the Forty-second division into
Germany toward the Rhine.
Citation for GaIIantry.
Macarthur received the latest ci-
tation for gallantry in leading his
brigade at the taking of the Cote de
Chatillon and Hills 28S and 232. The
first account of this operation of the
world-famed Rainbow division as
received here. says:
THE Cote de Chatillon Is 800 feet
high, and 1t dominates that part of
the Kriemhilde Stellung which ran in
front of the Landres-St. Georges.
The Americans on Wednesday, Oct.
Is. attempted it's capture. Traversing
it's slopes yard by yard. they found
that the Germans had constructed q
machine gun fortress on the heights,
and every minute of forty hours
spent there, the troops were exposed
to a merciless rain of lead from all
sides. A seventy ty-seven gun, en-
sconced on the summit of the height,
also poured down its deadly mes
sages. Slowly the Americans. crawl
ing on their stomachs, faced
massed fire of machine guns and
rifles which was accompanied by
shrapnel and hand grenades.
1t was deadly work, trees all wired
together made an almost impossible
barrier, and volunteers had to face
the fire to cut lanes through this belt
Of wire. 1t was decided, however,
to bring up mortars. Through the
rain and mud the Americans dragged
them up to their positions and.
turned them on the Germans. Sew
eral OF the enemy surrendered but
the majority fought on. Hour after
hour went by and brought no cessa-
tion of the merciless struggle. Yard
after yard, the Americans gained,
stopping not for. the darkness OF the
night. At last the greater part of
the slopes were gained. The wire
had been penetrated. Out came the
bayonet, and with "a wild hurrah,
the Americans fell upon the enemy.
But these Germans were brave men.
Standing beside their guns, they
fought to the last, dying where they
stood. Finally, the hill was ours.
the seventy-seven gun n prize, and
the German garrison, except for a
few prisoners, wiped out completely.
It was glorious victory"
The words Of Commander-in-C Chief
Pershng. IN awarding the new dec
oration to Gen. Macarthur, as an
nounced by the war department
today are as follows:
For the following act OF extraor-
1inary heroism in action, Brig Gen.
Is awarded bronze oak |
eaf to be worn on the distinguished |
service cross awarded him March rs, |
1918. Brig. Gen. Macarthur person.
lily led his men and by the skillful |
of his brigade made !
possible the capture Of Hills 288, 1872, |
md the Cote de Chatillon, Oct. IA,
Is and 1G. 1918. He displayed in
loin table resolution. aud great
courage In tanNng broken lines and
n reforming attacks. thereby max
ng victory possible. On a field
where courage was the rule, his
courage was the dominant feature"
Gen. Macarthur Is the son of the
ate Gen. Arthur Macarthur, and his
mother, Mrs. Arthur Macarthur. is
low living in Santa Barbara, Cal.