The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-01-09

eral orders nave just been ISSUED
commencing a number of Colored
officers, On-commissioned officers
and privateS of the 365th Infantry
for meritOrious conduct in action
at Bois Frehaut, near Pont-a-
Mousson, November 10th and
11th, during the drive on Metz.
Those named in this General Or
der were Capt. John II. Allen,
First Lieutenants Leon f. Stew
art, Frank L. Drye, Walter Lyons,
David w. Harris, Benz. f. Ford,
Second Lieutenants George l..
Gaines, and Russell G. Atkins,
Sergeants Richard w. White,
John Simpson, Robert Townsend,
Solomon ID. Colston, Ransom Eli
oft, and Charles jackson: Corpo-
rails Thomas B. Coleman, Albert
Taylor, Charles Reed, and James
Conley, and Privates Earl Swan
son, Jesse Cole, James Hill, Chas.
White and George CLANCY.
In the same General Orders the
following were cited for bravery
in action: Sergeant Isaac Hill,
bravery displayed at Frapelle !;
First Lieut. John @. Lindsey for
bravery at LeSsoux, both Of the
366th Infantry, and First Lieut..
Edward Bates of the 36Sth Am
bulance Corps, and Sergeant Wal
ter l.. Gross of the 366th Infantry,
for distinguished services near
Hominville.
In another General Order Sec
ond Lieutenant Nathan O. Good
l0e, of the 368th Machine Gun Co.,
was commended for excellent
work and meritorious conduct.
During the operations III the
Foret D'Argonne Lieut.. Goodloe
was attached to the 3rd Battalion.
During the course of the action it
became necessary to reorganize
the battalion and withdraw part
of it to a secondary position He
carried out the movement under
a continual machine gun fire from
the company. General Martin
said "Lieut. GOodloe's calm cour-
age set an example that inspired
confidence in his men," General
Martin, the new commander of
the 92nd Division, also cited, for
meritOrious conduct near Vienne
lie Chateau, Tom Brown, who as
driver of an ammunition wagon,
displayed remarkable courage.
GOODNESS and devotion to duty un-
der fire. Brown hauled his wag-
on, even after his horse had been
hurled into a ditch by shells and
despite his own painful wounds.
worked until he had eXtricated
his horses from the ditch, refusing
to quit until he had completed his
work, even though covered with
blood, from a painful wound.
Entire Units Cited for Bravery
in Battle Line.
The entire first battalion of the
367th (Buffaloes) Infantry has
just been cited for bravery, and
awarded the Croix de Guerre. thus
emitting every officer and man in
the battalion to wear this distin-
guished French decoration. This
citation was made by the French
Commission because of the splen-
did service and bravery shown by
this battalion in the last engage
ment Of the war Sunday and Mon
day, November 10th and 18th, in
the drive on Metz. This battalion
went into action through a valley
commanded by the heavy German
guns Of Metz, and held the Ger
mans at bay while the 56th regi-
ment retreated, but not until it
had suffered a heavy loss. The
1st Battalion was commanded by
Major Charles l.. Appleton, of
New York, with company COM
manders and lieutenants Colored.
In the 92nd Difvision Of the
American Army, IA Colored Off
GERS and 43 COlOred enlisted men
have been cited for bravery in ac-
ton and awarded the Distinguish
ed Service Cross. This is a sple&-
did showing, and especially wH~
it is considered that prior to the
drive on to Metz, Sunday morn
ing. November 10th. this division,
with the exception of the 36Sth
Infantry. had been in no big en-
gagement. Up until November the
10th. with the exception Of the
36Sth. which got into action in
the Argonne. the 92nd had to con-
tent itself with making daily and
nightly raids on the German front
line trenches to capture prisoners
This. however. required daring
and courage. and. in some ways
was more trying and more dan
oarous than being in a big engage