Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-18


and beyond the call of duty" In
cidentally, this list could be easily doubled and
trebled. Again: The names of American soldiers
who wear other Amercap, British and French
decorations legion six of the $4,000 Americans
who fought with the Canadians were awarded the
Victoria Cross, the British decoration correspond
ing to the Medal of Honor. One out of 15,400 SOL
diers in action received the Medal of Honor.
would like to see 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. l would like to see these citations made
into textbook and put into the public schools
/ am not bloodthirsty but / approve efficiency
even in killing Huns. And think such book
would be incentive to patriotism to every red
hooded American boy and grl-our future citi-
zens
As it is, there is space for little here besides the
names Of the medalists. Study the list and find
cut many interesting things for yourself
You will note for instance that p are officers
and 81 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives. New York leads with nine I
nos 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
selectiye draft organizations, 10 to regular army
and marine units, 2 to the tank corps and to the
air service.
BY divisions the Thrtieth leads with Il medals;
1t is the National Gaurd organization of the Caro-
Xmas and Tennessee Second honOrs go to the
Eighty-nnth division, which is the selective draft
unit of western Missouri Kansas, Nebraska, Colo
rado. South Dakota and New Mexico. The third
Is the Thrty-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
divisions the Twenty-seventh and the Seventy
seventh
Sergeant Ellis, a regular, put in whole day far
IN advance of the first wave of his company re-
ducing machine-gun nests single-handed. He killed
many of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and more than so prisoners.
Lieutenant Woodfll, also a regular reduced
three separate machne-gun nests, killing at
beast 12 of the enemy with rifle and pistol and
finally two with pick
Lieutenant Luke, an eighteen-yearold volunteer
aviator destroyed IS enemy aircraft in IL days.
Wounded and forced to make landing, he killed
attacking Germans with his pistol until he fell 5
Sergeant York was originally sincere consci-
entious objector. He was convinced from the Bible
that "blessed are the peacemakers" So he went
over to help make peace He killed "a of the
enemy with rifle and pistol, put whole machine
gun battalion out of business and marched l52
prisoners back to the American lines
Every possible kind Of courage was shown by
these medalists. Roberts, when his tank slid into
4 flooded shell hole, deliberately gave his life to
save his gunner. Blackwell gave his life in vol
nnteer attempt to get through heavy fire with q
message Whttlesey is the go to helP officer OF
Argonne fame who would not surrender Loman
wears also the Victoria Cross, Legion Of Honor the
Medajlle MiIitaire and the Croix de Guerre.
DON'T forget the cartoon in which the ohe-armed
hero and the potential hero who never got to the
firingline are each saying you lucky guyl' And
dsnf forget the potential heroes Their hearts
were broken.
The Complete List
Atkinson. Joseph b. sergeant. Company @, 119th
4 in.antry, soth division, Atoka, Tenn.
AIssx, Jake, corporal, Company H, 13lst infantry,
SD division. Chicago
AIworth, Edward 81 captain, 8cth infantry, btl
DIVISION Crawford Wash.