The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-03-15
GALLANT NEGRO SOLDIERS EN- ROUTE HOME
FROM FRANCE PASS THROUGH DENVER
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED MEN AND OFFICERS OF 365TH
INFANTRY RELATE MANY DARING INCIDENTS
EXECUTED THEM WHILE IN FRANCE.

One hundred and siNty-eight mem
berk of the Ninety-second, or Buffalo"
Negro division, which won a name for
itself when it formed the apex of the
American wedge which smashed the
Hindenburg line, passed through the
Denver Union station Wednesday
morning on their way to Camp Fre-
mont where they will be mustered out
of the service. All We're members of
the 365th infantry, and enlisted in Cali
fornla.
Four Negro commissioned officers
accompanied the party. First Lieut..
Jesse Kimbrough. former member of
the los Angeles police force. was in
charge of the party. The other Officers
We're Lieuts. George w. Jackson of
Los Angeles. formerly a school teach
er: Leonard Stovall. medical officer
who was a practicing physician of Los
Angeles before he entered the service
and Thomas Green of Oakland.
Lieutenant Jackson bears two wound
chevrons One was awarded after he
had been wounded in the leg by
fragment of shrapnel in the Vosges
mountains, August 25. 1917. The other
was for a severe gassing he received at
Pont-a- Mousson. Nov. 81. 1917.
Sergt. David II. Boyd who was a
civilian scout with General Pershing
during the punitive expedition in Mex
leo. captured six Germans and killed
two others upon one occasion. He is
characterized by Lieutenant KIM
brough as the most daring scout in the
Ninety-second division.
I'm a natural born scout" said Ser
geant Boyd. 81 was born among the
Indians in Animas. n. NJ, and learned
the Indian method of scouting from
them. Because of my knowledge of In
dian scouting I was called upon to act
as guide with the Apaches during the
punitive expedition into Mexico"
Boyd's chief amusement was per-
forming seemingly impossible scouting
stunts" alone, and in aGgravating the
Germans through his ability. At one
time his officers wouldn't believe the
information he brought back after a
lone scouting expedition. saying that
no man could go as far and learn as
much as Boyd said he did.
after that" said Boyd. "I took lit
tie strip of white cloth with me. and
tied them to the wire entanGlements
and bushes about every ten yards. so
my officers could see the next day
from elevated observation posts just
where I had been. After I had done
that few times, I convinced them
that what I said was true.
These little white rags used to an
noy the Germans a whole lot. Half
a dozen times 1 passed through their
lines and left that trail of little white
rags behind me. Then one night /
penetrated their positions mile behind
their lines. to within a few yards of
their reEimental headquarters. German
prisoners said they brought up whole
squad of snipers to our sector to try
to wing me. Then I used to crawl in
and out among the snipers and leave
my trail of little white rags just to
devil them"
Boyd was wounded by shrapnel and
gassed while leading a raiding party
of $50 Oct. 90 during the battle of
the Argonne. Ten of his men We're
killed and a number wounded during
the raid. which was successful. With |
the information gained the Americans