The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20

than 400 sick or wounded, sailed from
Plymouth on January s and five days
later was forced to lay to so as to make
life bearable for the very III. She shifted
her course to the south and got into
serener seas and SUMMER skies ana
finally put into the Azores, where the
naval hospital there transferred TO her
forty-two naval and marine patients.
Thereafter the trip was unmarried by
bad weather. The Mayors committee
sboar dthe Patrol met the Comfort or
the Statue OF Liberty. gave the wounded
the newspapers and women police re-
serves distributed smokes and candles
Capt Robert w. Hudgens Of the 11Sth
Infantry, Lawrence, Va. was at mill
tary school at his home town when the
war came, went to France as q Captain
and fought with the British. He was
wounded fourteen times. While he was
at Bellecourt he had many gruesome
experiences.
Private John n. Perry 1oeth Infantry.
OF Woodhaven, l.. l.. went oyer the top
at st Quentin and was hit in both legs.
He was in shell hole two days and
nights and blood poisoning set In.
The Germans discovered him. took
him to their hospital and cut OF his
right leg. Later they amputated his
left foot He said he had no change OF
linen IN two months and never was
washed. The English captured the town
and he was sent to a hospital that gave
him treatment beyond praise.
Loses a Leg and a Hand.
Private Joseph A. ASH OF Ph9bus,
Va. fought at Ypres. Mount KENNEL
and Bellecourt. He was badly wounded
at Bellecourt and was unable to say
| exactly what had hit him. although he
Is pretty sure It was rot shrapnel. His
clothing was filed with small holes, as
II eaten by acid, and his left leg was
shattered and his right hand torn badly.
/ Both were amputated later. He said
he felt no pain. but was conscious OF
the nature of his wounds, which he
viewed almost impersonaliy. He praised
No. hospital, at oxford. for the
magnificent treatment" he received.
| The transport Wilhelmina. with l,SoO
| officers and men, from Bordeaux. inglud-
| ing 4O5 from the radio naval station near
that city. was halted by heavy weather
and was several days late. Lieut.. Fred
| sitter Of Passaic5srN. j.. Ninety first Aero
! Squadr brought down FIVE Fokker ma
! chimes. He and Lieut.. Dleman won the
Distinguished Service Cross for theii
gallant team work. knocking Out three
German machines in one day.
| Lieut. William Belger Helena, Mon.
! 135th Aero Squadron. wears the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for work on Tire
st. Mihlel sector with his pilot, Wallace
| Coleman. He made two efforts TO ge
above the German lines to get important
| Information, but was forced to go bacF
because OF gun trouble. The third time
| he was attacked by eeveral German
planes, downed one OF them and go'
what he had been sent for.
| Crosses for school Teacher.
| Capt. f. w. Fucker. Jr. formerly {
| school superintendent at st. Louis re
ceived the Distinguished Service eros
and Croix de Guerre with one pain
for obtaining information over tn
German lines and other brilliant work
He downed three planes.
The transport Sierra was the last o
the quartet to dock She brought l,5l
troops, including the youngest wounded
man In the service, Corporal Earle Col
lingwcod OF Pennsylvania. He Is ls AM
enlisted year ago and was detailed
to the Slxtieth Infantry. He was hi
three times in the Lorraine sector.
Henry W. Willard. Seventh Infantry
originally n farmer reor Ithaca. won tn
Distinguished Service Cross by KILN
seven German machine gunners 4
Belleau Wood. capturing the gun an
bringing 1t to his company on his bach
He was wounded later at Chatea
Thierry.
Major Reuben G.. Hamilton OF the An,
bulance Corps has the cross for unceas
ingly treating the wounded in an ad
vanced and hazardous position In fu
view Of the enemy and refusing to retir
when permission to do so was given hin
He was gassed in the Argonne region.
Other arrivals by the Sierra wer
Lieut.. Herbert Asbury. who left THE SUI
TO go TO war. and who was badly gasee
on the Vesle, and Lieut.. ]. f. stiles c
the American Red Cross