Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
36Sfh Regiment
Back in America

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making the drive in the Arsonne wood f."
said one of the ma jors. we met stub
born resist suce al Binarville. The
Boche operated hundreds Of machine
guns and small field pieces. and for two
days held the town against our at
tacks. On the second day our advance
guard had crept close to the outskirts =
or the town, and was engaged in a
smashing fight with German machine
guns Maior Lawrence was with his
outfit and Just behind the advance lines
We were making ready TO 30 for
ward, but before We started Major Law
renee saw one OF the boys in the ad.
vance guard fall without "a wing n
word he jumped up from the ground and
started ac-oss the field. After him
went Private Thomas H. Davis and
Private Bernard Lewis
The three men were subjected to -
vicious fire from machine guns and
snipers. but got their man and returned
10 the lines, The three men were award
ed Distinguished Service Crosses Lewis
is IN a company and comes from Wash
ington. and Davis is attached 10 the
sanitary outfit and comes from Hamp
ton, Va
Major Lawrence refused 10 discuss the
Of others did" said the Philadelphia,
"and will NOT discuss 1t. Nothing un.
usual about it and / don't want 10 pose
as a hero.
Philsdelphians wears u. =. q. Gross
one OF the negro doughboys. who
came home with q Distinguished Serv-
ice cross is Joseph James, 1922 North
A Alder street.
He is attached TO Headquarters Com
pany and in the Argonne wood proved
his contempt for German bullets.
comrade on. outpost duty had been
shot down and James went after him,
At the time he had been lying in a shall
low trench. lie left it and ran across
an open fire and dragged the wounded
doughboy to a dressing station at the
rear. Before entering the service he
was a clerk in a downtown store.
The regiment got into action on the
Nosges front and remained there from
August 20 until September 81. then It
took up a position in the Argonne region
and continued to fight until the sign
ing of the armistice. IL sustained ap-
275 major casualties.
Clarence n. Hubert, 37l+ Mt. Vernon
street, served as a runner in the liaison
detachment. and for valor on the field
Of battle was commended by his su-
perior officers.
Wounded Surgeon Treated Injured
Captain r. f. Jones. OF Washington,
won a distinguished service cross for
bravery under fire He is surgeon
and during the Argonne fght was cut
OF from his lines. With him at the
time was a small detachment of
stretcher bearers and fighting dough
boys For several hours they were
under heavy fire and were wounded. but
Captain Thompson continued to treat
the injured.
William l.. Brown, 2l5 South Eleventh
street; Samuel Robinson. IA South
Eleventh street; Jim Blackman, 2O37
Carpenter street; Charles williams
1903 North street, and Irving Pollard.
1886 Arch street, were among the negro
doughboys from Philadelphia who re.
ceiyed commendation from superior Of
hcers for bravery in action.
It's great regiment" said Lieu
tenant Colonel Y. A. Rothwell. COM
manding the quota that returned on
the Harrisburg. Il was not with the
outfit when IL went into action. but I am
familiar with it's work and am proud
TO lead it back home"
The units returning on the Harris
burg We're Companies A, b, e. D. f. r
and G., and the Headquarters, Medical,
Supply and Sanitary organizations.
Tomorrow Philadelphia's regiment OF
negro artillerymen. the assist, of the
Buffalo Division, Is scheduled TO ar
rive on the Louisville. The regiment
trained al Camp Meade. and OF the 1866
men returning more than four hundred
are Philadelphans. Because of the big
number OF Philadelphians in these regl-
ments, they we're known at Camp Meade
as Philadelphia organization. When II
went TO France. the sSsth Infantry had
as many Philadelphians in the ranks as
the famous 3l5th OF the Liberty Dlyi-
sion.