Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-29
FORMER MANCHESTER BOY WITH
u, s. MARINES WHO TURNED
TIDE OF WAR.

Herbert Tuttle, son of Rev. H. W.
futile, has arrived from fourteen
months of overseas service, after hay
ing been wounded during an engage
ment which turned the tide of war
against the Huns. The young man
spent some time at Grinnell, for some
years the home Of the family, before
going to his home at Kingfisher, Ok
lahoma, and while there was inter-
viewed by the publishers of-the col
lege paper which gives the following
account of his experiences in the
! great world war: .....-
Wearing two gold overseas stripes,
the gold chevron indicating wounded
in action" and entitled to wear the
Croix de Guerre if he chooses. Herbert
futile, ex-19, arrived in Grinnell Fri
day for short visit with friends be-
fore going on to his home in Okla
homa. He Is the first Grinnell man to
return who has been wounded, and
has probably been in action more than
any other Grinnellian.
Like most of the fighters, futile
seems disinclined to talk Of his ex-
periences. But the story of what the
famous Fifth and Sixth regiments Of
the Marine Corps did at Chateau
Thierry and Bellau wood is we'll known
to the American public, and in France
the Marines are called the "Saviors
Of ri, T,,,tf wit 70 Vt
regiment at Balleau wood, and it was
there that he was wounded. Within
that month, of fighting about half of
the $4,000 men involved were killed. |
and every man was wounded, most
of them time and time again. The two
regiments were cited in orders, and !
every man awarder the CrOiX de |
Guerre.
At Paris Island.
futile left school two years ago
this spring and went to Paris Island
with number of other Grinnell men.
After training there he went to GUAM
tico. and embarked for France about
fourteen months ago. On the six
line trenches for the first time, in the
Verdun sector. He says that this sec
tor was quiet, the Germans Smelling
them only at intervals, and raids being
carried out but seldom From March
until June Tuttle was on front line
duty, with a rest of two weeks in May,
IN various parts of the line
TT was on June sixth that the Fifth
and Sixth regiments were ordered to
attack BeIleau woods, the Germans
having been stopped and counter at
ack advisable. The battalion of
which futile was a machine gunner
vas ordered to proceed through
small French town held by the Ger
mans, and to seize the railway station
md dig in Another battalion was
o take the town and clear ii of Ger
mans. The attack was made to the
eft of the wood, across a wheat field.
The men moved to the attack in as
,retty a formation as if they were at
lrill:' on little ways, then down out
f sight among the grain. up altogether
t the command of the officers. and on
arther.
Wounded by Machine Gun.
After advancing a ways through the
7heat fields. carrying his automatic
ifle, and with his comrades falling
round him, Tuttle felt his arms jerk,
nd the rifle dropped from his hands.
lis arms had been struck by ma
hine gun bullet, the same bullet go
lg through both arms, and were
leeding freely. A lieutenant by his
Idle gave him first aid. picked up the
ifle and went on.
futile crawled back by the side of
wounded comrade, hugging the
round as closely as possible. A
oncho, thrown over bush to keep
If the sun, attracted the attention of
he Germans. who thought it must be
and it was riddled full
holes. futile said he felt it was
me for them to seek the woods, and
ley finally managed to reach the tim