The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06
Troopship Due To-Day.
METAPAN. from Brest March
&c, with thirty casual officers
of various branches, seventy-one
nurses and thirteen civilians.

burg camp had failed. He had gained
his Second Lieutenancy by August and
went overseas. His promotion came as
recognition of soldierly quality of marked
order, but the young man to-day an
nounced that he was through soldier
ing and would enter Harvard law
school next fall.
The hero passengers on the America
were not confined to the Twenty-sixth
Division. Surgeon Lester l.. Pratt, for
merly OF the Naval Hospital at Phila-
delphia, and Lieut.. r. r. Hook, two OF
the few naval surgeons who were In
the fighting on the western front. each
wore the Distinguished Service Cross
as recognition OF their bravery In treat
ing wounded marines under fire at Bel
| leau Wood. Surgeon Pratt's medal was
supported by three citations.
Gen. Shelton came home wearing a
wound stripe, said to be one Of a very
few on the arms of General officers of
| the United States Army. He was struck
| by fragment of shell at Roixaumeir
on June is. 1913. and bears the scar
on his left cheek. The General said It
was the merest scratch"
The same depreciation Of ,hardships
and nodesty as to their own feats of
arms extended to the lowliest privates.
The men of tho 1o1st were loud in tell
| ing of what their ''buddies" did, but
| would say nothing Of themselves Sow
| eral men told the story that ran through
the division of the heroism of Mickey"
| Perkins Of Company D. I01st, and of
the act which brought him a posthumous
| decoration.
How One Lad Met Death.
| 'Mickey's" platoon had been held up
by the operations OF German pill box.
Mickey" went out as a lone ''mopper
up" He slipped up to the door of the
Boche position and threw in a grenade.
/ When the smoke had cleared he rushed
In. He came out with twenty German
prisoners, then collapsed from his
wounds, dying In an ambulance, Con-
gress has awarded Mickey" a medal Of
honor.
Col. Logan was one of the most
enthusiastic of the returning officers
Il could talk with pride and admiration
about the 101st Infantry all my life," he
| declared. There never was a more
wonderful body of men set sail from
anywhere than the splendid body OF
officers and men who left Massachu.
sets. all volunteers. and had the honor
OF being the FIRST National Guard regi.
ment to land in France. Their record
| 0'Si eilSo nay peeu ono OF splendid
| accomplishments"
| Celebrating his statement as to re-
moval OF officers from their commands
| Col. Logan said:
While my separation from my COM
mand was matter OF pain and sorrow
to me. have no boubt that It brought
| TO light situation which was finally
helpful to every officer and soldier in
the American Expeditionary Force. Fol-
lowing the agitation and public dis
cussion occasioned by my relief the
conditions under which we had been
ruled for a period OF a year and q
half improved and the treatment OF
officers and men in tho Expeditionary
| Force changed"
| officers OF the 1o3d Regiment were
unanimous in the opinion that the most
| brilliant performance OF any man IN
| the regiment was that OF Private George
Dilboy OF Keene, n. H.. who was post
| humously awarded the French War
Cross and the Medal OF Honor.
At Chateau-Thierry Dilboy's leg was
shot of, but he continued to fight. kill.
ing two Germans and silencing q
troublesome machine gun nest.
Col Hume said he believed this wa.
the first Medal of Honor awarded q
member Of the American Expeditionar,
| Force.
Capt William D. Martin of BROOKLYN
regimental adjutant. gave figures con
corning the casualties OF the 103d. TIL,
regiment lost 1913 killed and had 2.4O(
casualties.