The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-08-10
ROLLINS BOYS CITED
FOR BRAVERY AND
ARE GIVEN CROSS.
First Orleanians, Well-known Sum-
mer Residents of Waveland, To
Receive Distinction.
RECEIVE SERVICE CROSSES.
Brothers of Mrs. r. P. Hyams, Who
Received Letter From "Over
There" Telling of Valor. :

The following article, which ap-
peared in the New Orleans Daily
States of Thursday evening, will be
read with local interest, and with a
thrill of much pride. The subjects
of the article, the Rawlin boys, by
no means strangers here, are broth
ers of Mrs R. P. Hyams, reside
or the Waveland beach front and also
well known in this city. The Echo
reproduces the article with much
pleasure, and congratulates the young
men and the family they represent.
Tn States says:
How bravely under dangerous fire
won for two New Orleans boys a cita-
ton apiece, recommendation for COM
missions as lieutenant from their su-
perior officers and the Distinguished
Service Cross in the interesting story
brought to their family in letters
from France Wednesday.
The young men are Louis Guy
Rollins and Sidney Rollins, u S. Ma
rines sons of Mrs. Williams Rollins,
4213 Coliseum St. The news came
through in two letters to a sister,
Mrs. R. P. Hyams,21 Neron Place.
The letters were written by the lieu
tenants commanding the companies
in which the two boys are. Both
young men were wounded in action
of June 21 and have been in the
hospital since. The younger Louis
Guy was released recently but Sid
ney is still convalescent.
Lieutenant Evans Spaulding in his
letter goes on say that Private Sid
ney Rolloins was seriously wounded
but is doing we'll. "He was wounded
while bringing up rations."
Both Show Bravery.
81 detailed the men," says Lieut..
'to this dangerous work in
turn, and he happened to be among
four of my menwho were seriously
wounded No one can imagine how
hard it is to have to give these or
ders. | have recommended Sidney for
bravery in action and TO receive the
Service Cross"
Concerning Louis Guy Rollins, his |
commanding officer Lieut.. David
Duncan writes that the former is dis /!
charged from the hospital and that |
during the action in which he was
he acted most bravely. |
Though men on both sides fere shot |
down, he still went on working the
gun to which he was assigned, un-
til he himself was hurt. AS you know
by now he has been recommended |
for commission and will receive the |
D. S. Co."
So far as known these are the first !
New Orleans boys to receive this dis
tinction, congressional war medal. |
Other letters received from the !
young men themselves are full of in |
cidents rejecting the life overseas.
The Parisians they say gave the |
men great reception when |
they were returned in trucks and
motors from the "affair" of June Fl.
'The French people, says Sidney |
realize that the Americans |
are over here to do something, and
not just for a good time. He states
that he met young McKendrick, re-
Gently wounded according to casualty |
lists, and they had great time talk
ing over the "Old Town." New Or
leans. Both brothers enlisted at the |
same time, were assigned to the same
company, and their first separation |
carue when they were wounded. This |
happened because they were in diff
ferent platooms, and lost each other
when the stretchers bearers took them
off the field. Sidney reports losing |
all his personal possessions, including
a comfort kit, in No Mans Land.
Louis Guy Rollins received a deep |
flesh wound in the hip which did not, |
however, shatter any bone. He is |
going back to his company. Sidney |
Rollins is .still in the repair shop,
to his letter. He was badly |
cut on arms, head and leg when
shell exploded a shot distance from
him. Fifteen stitches were required |
to close the wounds. He is still suf- |
fering from shell shock and rheuma-
tism in the wounded leg.
OFF FOR CAMP SHELBY.