The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-09-19


r.sury IN gress has picked out few sample
In \>eA/ il fighting Ynnks and awarded them
I7%%-7 the MednI of Honor not for doing
III /UA il their mere duty but for "conspicu
| IT, 49, Gus gallnnlry and intrepidity above
and beyond the call of duty" In
cdentay. this list could be easily doubled and
trebled. Again. The names of American soldiers
who other American, British and French
decorations legion six of the 1900 Americans
who fought with the Canadians were awarded the
Victoria Cross. the British decoration correspond
ing to the Medal of Honor one out of 15.4OO sol
diers in action received the Medal of Honor
/ 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 these citations made
into textbook and put into the public schools
| am not bloodthrsty, but | approve efficiency
even in killing Huns. And | think such book
would be IN incentive to patriotism to every red
booded American boy and girl-our future citi
zenS.
AS ii is there is space for little here besides the
names of the medalisis. Study the list and find
out many interesting things for Yourself
Yon will note for instance that p officers
and 81 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives. New York leads with nine I
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, 30 of the medals go to
the of the National Guards; % to men of the
selective draft organizations Is to regulnr army
and marine units = to the tank corps and l to the
air service.
By divisions the Thirtieh leads with II medals
IT is the National Gaurd organization of the Caro-
linas and Tennessee. Second honors 20 to the
Eighy-ninth division, which is the selective draft
unit of western Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska Colo
RADIO South Dakota and New Mexico. The third
Is no on National Division
Illinois Fourth honors 80 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 regular, put in whole day far
Ia advance of the first of his company re-
ducing machine gun nests single handed He Killed
many of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and more than 30 prisoners.
Lieutenant Woodh, also a regular reduced
three separate machine gun nests, killing at
least II of the enemy with rifle and pistol and
finally two with pick.
Lieutenant Luke eighteen year-old volunteer
aviator destroyed Is enemy aircraft In II days.
Wounded and forced to make a landing he killed
attacking Germans with his pistol until he fell.
Sergeant York originally a sincere consc
entious objector. He convinced from the Bible
that blessed 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 l5-
prisoners back to the American lines.
Every possible kind of courage shown by
these me,lalists Roberts. when his tank slid into
a flooded shell hole. deliberately gave his life To
save his gunner Blackwell gave his life in vol
mtecr attempt to get through heavy fire With
message. Whittesey is the Go 10 hell officer of
Argonne fame, who would not surrender. Loman
wears also the Victoria Cross, Legion of Honor the
Medaille Mtare and the Croix de Guerre.
Don't forget the cartoon in which the one-armed
hero and the potential hero who never got 70 the
tiriny-ne are each saying You lucky guy And
don't forget the potential heroes. Their hearts
were broken
The Complete List
Atkinson Joseph g.. sergeant, Company-C 10th
Infantry 3Oh division Atoka. Tenn.
Alex Jake, corporal Company H. l3lst infantry
SD division, Chicago
Aworth. Edward s., captain, GOTH infantry. 9Th
division Crawford, Wash