Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-29
HERO OF MANY BATTLES
At CAMP LEE HOSPITAL
valcscing From -Four Machine.
Gun Bullet Wounds.
SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED
Cantonment Chosen as Site for Com
missioncd Officers Training Sta
tion--Onicers and Men Have Privi.
lego of 24-Iiour Leave.
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CAMP LEE, VA, Jan. 2S.-Wearing
the Croix de Guerre and the Distin-
suished Service Medal. Sergeant Frank
Reiterman. OF Allentown, Pa, IL member
OF the regular army since 1914. is con-
FaieScins at the base hospital here
from four machine gun bullet wounds
received in the Argonne forest fight
Ing.
lie was in France for eighteen
months with the First Division. and
mas been through all the lighting from
and OH up to the Argonnc forest cam
paign. in addition To several minor
battles He Is now seeking a transfer
TO enlistment work. and will remain IN
Bravery in rescuinE wounded men
under fire at Cantigny won him the
French Cross of War. AT scissors he
was wounded by machine gun fire.
and there his ability in leading men
won him the American Distinguished
Service Medal.
between II cross-Hr OF machine guns.
and his back was riddled with bullets.
lie was reticent in discussing his ex-
periences in winning medals, but
talked freely on other subjects.
CHOSEN As SITE FOR
OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL.
The selection of Camp Lee for the
establishment Of the commissioned oiii-
GERS training SCHOOL lS anOtner
that the War Department looks with
favor upon this camp as n permanent
military post AS soon as the course
Of INSTRUCTION Is under way. commits
stoned officers who desire to enlist in
the regular army will report here from
every section OF the United States.
In fact. all commissioned officers OF
The infantry branch Of the service who
are now not commissioned in the regu-
lar army Will be required to attend
this school IL they intend to remain in
the service.
The new school will occupy the same
quarters recently vacated by the cen
trai officers training school. Colonel
Harry A Eaton will Immediately as
sumo command. and viii be assisted
by practically the same officers who
did the administrative work OF the CEN
trail training school. II Is expected
those officers who have seen actual
lighting in France.
OFFICERS AND MEN HAVE
PRIVILEGE OF 24-HOUR LEAVE
An official announcement from head
Quarters tonight states tina, officers
and enlisted men have the privilege
OF obtaining leave of twenty-four
hours at any time between noon Satur-
day and revcille Monday morning.
Heretofore no one could remain out
OF camp any night. with the exception
of Wednesday and Saturday nights.
the new ruling gives the privilege OF
remaining out of camp on Sunday
night. it does not allow either officers
or enlisted men TO be absent more
than twenty four hours. This means
that a pass ever Sunday may only be
dated from p. NJ. on that day. The
Wednesday holiday privileges remain
as before.
About tho usual number OF men
passed through the mastering ONCE
this afternoon. Comparatively speak
ing. every quota that is discharged
from the service is replaced by incom-
ing troops. composed OF oversee SOL
dicrs and those from other camps who
come here for rehabilitation.
The many friends of Judge Frank
Clark. local director OF the knights
OF Columbus, are delighted TO know
that nc is recovering from protracted
illness Of pneumonia. following inilu-
cnza Judge Clark is now at his home
at NorristoWn, Pa.