The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-03
Rush Welcome Plans For
Seattle's Argonne Heroes


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ions and headquarters of the 3e<th
California, and the asth machine gun
battalion. medical supply company
and ordnance attachments OF the
gsist Washington.
The fAbcrator brought 20 officers
and i.iss men OF the 3e5rd infantry,
mostly from California. HriK. Gen.
John ~. Mcdonald. headquarters
isist infantry brigade. commanded
the troops ON the Orixaha. lie was
with the eiat all thru It's fighting.
and IL generous in his praise q the
Sorthwes, men.
on tho other hand. praise for Cen.
Mcdonald ~ on tn. tonFu. Of almost
every man who saw him while his
troops were under firw. Capt John
W. Beard. Presbyterian chaplain
from HoauiEm. himself decorated
with the crolx de Guerre and recon
mended for the distinguished service
cross for bravery In rescuinx wound
I'd under fire. tells how Gen. MELON
aid directed his troops. standing In
an exposed position under heavy
theii fire.
No Use Ducking
One OF tho members of his starr
ducked when a shell whifnpered over
h>ad. and. throwing dirt over the
whole party exploded near by. The
general never flinched. continued 20
smoke his cigaret and direc; the
work in hand
NO use duoking.- the general re-
marked. II they're meant for you.
they'll get you some time. II they're
not msAnt for you. don't wcrry."
On Novembsr II. according - the
chaplain. the only thinx tana ~
vented the German trenches oupn0fe
our ilnea from heing wipcd sut v1s
the signing OF tho ArrnisticA EvUry
thing VIVA in readiness for tho heavt.
est artillery bomhardrnent they had
ever experienced.
Tho ssis, lost IS, kii,cd ana Loo
wounded. according 20 the chaplain
Embicms of Daring
Among others who wore the little
embiems Of personal bravery and
daring--and there were scores Of
them-was Lieut.. Avery %. comings.
comma nding the ssis, on its return.
u. won the u. = c. for galiansry In
the Argonnr fighting. Tn. sfst he
says. made the greatest single ad-
vance OF any division for the length
Of time taken. However. they paid
the price. losing 500 men In the one
engagement.
Officer Il uongred
Another officer OF the ssist. dec
GRATED for conspicuous bravery was
Capt. Harold Burton. Boise City.
Idaho. He was decorated with the
Belgian crolx do Guerre during tho
house cleaning" In which the Dist
was affiliated with the allied army
OF liberation under King Albert.
Among the Seattle officers OF the
Capt. Eugene =. cohn. II. =. u. s.
Company @: Lieut.. Deming Bronson.
20 ". 3sth ave. Company II: Rsgi.
mental supply Sergt c. ". Bcattie.
1891 r.. s5rd st: w. c. MckniEh,s.
ia.. ". Graham st.: ]. G. Kerr. is3.
s5th ave-: A. s. letters. 3si2 W. 3sth
ave.
In the sick bay were: Private
Peter Wilson. ios ~. sist at. SerEt.
John &. Yeandie. Company ID. 47th
Infantry. SOC 53rf ave. wounded
dightiy in arm and chest: Corp.
Claude NJ. Dowier. 1915 Ninth ave.
nck; Private y. Wilson. 100 First
ave, Influenza: Private Jaaue T.. Ie-
roy. zfft ~. sist st. had been trans
fcrred 70 Camp No. St Nazaire.
Sergt. ". NJ. Berton. 22o :tth ave, 20
convalescing battalion. division head
quarters. and Corp. William Miller.
i0t r. Sharp ave. TO hospital. ST
Nazaire. on March Is.
Lieut. Roy -. Nelson. SHY Howell
IT, arrived as n detached officer OF
the s4sth Field Artillery on the Le-
viathan.
The following arrived on the Liber-
ator: Privates Peter NJ. Hansen.
Mutual Creamery Co. Everett: v.
sloan. Seattle: Harry woolforth.
7i7h Third ave. Seattle.
Others on the Irylathan from Sc
attic included these In a detachment
OF the ssoth Infantry for Camp
Lewis: Sergt- Joseph Dodd. ssol
18th N. T.: Privates II. q. johnson.
1911 Monitor at: -. o. Bailey. 1923
Seventh ave.: " C. Wainwright st25
Rainier ave.
On the Kentuchian WIS Private n.
n Fitzgerald. A2o Dayton ave. OF
the headquarters OF the as3rd In
fantry.
Among Seattle arrivals on the Orr.
zaba and the Liberator were: Private
j. NJ. Wanlcss. G537 cath ave: Pri.
vate @. w. Bughey. $50 w. Lander
St: Private Ludwig f. J. E1twick.
3i05 Ycsler way: Private Jesse N.
Cure. 1851 Seventh ave; Private
l.. J. kirkpatrick. sof Il. list st
Corp. Wallace Ferguson. 52i n.
Broadway; Private Ole Okcrblom.
1904 Ferry ave-: Corp. Henry A.
Dustin 1907 N. Saith st.; Corp. Gust
Nelson. 303s 22nd ave. w: Private
Fred l.. Alverson. 2212 w. 18th ave
Private Lyle McNeeley. b42i 47th
ave: Private Chester l.. Taylor. :is
N. Belmont ave: Private John 4.
Jackson. 332 nth ave. n. Private
Julio Valento. 1871 Bradncr pl.
Scrgt. Alexander Stark. 1919 Boy1ston
ave; Private Peter J. Walsh. Pacific