Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-09-20

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cidentally this list could be easily doubled and
trebled. Again: The names of American soldiers
who wear other American, British and French
decorations legion six of the $1,000 Americans
who fought with the Canadians awarded the
Victoria Cross the British decoration correspond
ing to the Medal of Honor. One out of 400 SOL
ders in action received the Medal of Honor.
l would like to the official citations setting
forth the acts of supreme courage of each of these
rs medalists printed in full in every newspaper in
the land. ! would like to see these citations made
into a textbook and put into the public schools.
l am not boodthirsty, but l approve efficiency,
even in killing Huns And | think such a book
would be incentive to patriotism to every red
blooded American boy and gir-our future cti-
zens.
As it is there is space for little here besides the
names of the medalists. Study the list and find
out many interesting things for yourself.
You will note. for instance, that 81 are officers
and 81 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives. New York leads with nne Ili-
nois is second with seven and California, Missouri,
New Jersey South Carolina and Tennessee share
third honors with six each.
Military experts have long regarded the Marines
the most efficient fighting men of all the armies OF
the world Nevertheless, 80 of the medals go to
the men of the National Guards; % to men of the
seective draft organizations, IL to regular army
and marine units to the tank corps and l to the
air service.
By divisions the Thirtieth leads with II medals;
it is the National Gaurd organization OF the caro-
linas and Tennessee. Second honors go to the
Eighty-ninth division, which is the seective draft
unit of western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO South Dakota and New Mexico The thlrd
Is the Thirty-third or National Guard Division OF
Illinois Fourth honors go to the famous Second
division of regulars, which includes the marines
while fifth place is shared by the two New YORK
and hn
seventh
Sergeant Ellis. a regular. put In whole DAY lar
IN advance of the first wave of his company re-
ducing machines gun nests sngle-honaed, lie Ai'ieu
many of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and more than 30 prisoners.
Lieutenant Woodfl also n regular reduced
three separate machine-gun nests, killing al
least IL of the enemy win rihe anu Ps'o' anu
finally two with n pick.
Iioutenant Luke an eighteen-yea volunteer
aviator. destroyed Is enemy aircraft in Ia days.
Wonded and forced to make landing he killed
attacking Germans with his pistol until he ieii
sergeant York was originally a sincere consc
entious obector. He was convinced from the bio'e
that "blessed are the peacemakers SO he went
over 10 help make peace. lie killed "a OF tne
enemy with rifle and pistol, put whole machine
on, imitation ont of business and marched l52
nrisoners back to the American lines
Ev,rv possble kind of courage was shown by
,hos, medalists Roberts, when his tank slid into
flooded shell hole, deliberately gave his life to
80 his gunner Blackwell gave his life in vol
nteer attempt to get through heavy fire with
n,nssose Whttlesey is the $50 to hell' ofhcer or
Argonne fame who would not surrender Lomah
wears also the Victoria Cross, Legion OF Honor the
Medoule Mlnitaire and the Croix de Guerre.
Don't forget the cartoon in when 'ie ohe-arn a
haro and the potential hero VINO never got 10 ''e
ct. 1.-Two are each saying "You lucky guy!' And
aonT forget the potential heroes. Their hearts
were broken.
The Complete List
Atkinson, Joseph g.. sergeant, Company " ll''h
infantry. 3Oth division, Atoka Tenp
ALA lake. corporal, Company II, 13lst infantry
sd division. Chicago. -.,
Auuorth. Edward S., captain, Goth infantry oth
,,vision. Crawford, Wash.