The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-19


and beyond the call of duty" In
cdentally. this list could be ensily doubled and
trebled Agnn: The names of American soldiers
who wear other American. British and French
decorations legion; six of the 1900 Americans
who fought with the Canadians were awarded the
Victoria Cross. the British decoration correspond
Ing to the Medal of Honor. One out of 15.400 SOL
diers In action received the Medal of Honor.
4 would like to the official citations setting
forth the acts supreme courage of each of these
78 medalists printed In full In every newspaper In
the land. would like to see these citations made
into textbook and put into the public schools
I am not bloOdthirsty, but l approve efficiency
even in killing Huns. And I think such a book
would be Incentive to patriotism to every red
blnoded American boy and girl-our future citi
zsns.
AS 1t is there is space for little here besides the
names Of the mednlists- Study the list and find
owt many interesting things for yourself.
You will note. for Instance, that 21 officers
Hnd 81 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives New York lends with nine; Illi-
nos is second with seven. and California. Missouri
New Jersey. South Carolina and Tennessee share
third honors with six each.
Military experts have long regarded the Marines
the most efficient fighting of all the armies of
the world. Nevertheless, 80 of the medals go to
the men of the National Guards; % to men of the
seective draft organizations 13 to regular army
and marine units. to the TANK corps and l to the
air service.
BY divisions the ThIrtieth leads with 12 medals;
linas and Tennessee. Second honors go to the
Eighty ninth division, which is the selective draft
unit of western Missouri. Kansas Nebraska, Colo
rado. South Dakota and New Mexico The third
is the Thirty-third National Guard Division or
Illinois. Fourth honors go to the famous Second
division of regulars, which includes the marines.
while fifth place is shared by the two New YORK
divisions, the Twenty-seventh and the Seventy
seventh.
Sergeant Ellis, a regular put in n whole day far
in advance of the first of his company re-
ducing machinegun nests single-handed lie Killed
many of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and than SO prisoners.
Lieutenant Woodhll, also n regular, reduced
three separate machinegun nests, killing at
least u of the enemy with rifle and pistol and
finally two with pick.
Lieutenant Luke eighteen-year-od volunteer
aviator destroyed IS enemy aircraft in II days.
Wounded and forced to make landing, he killed
attacking Germans with his pistol until he fell
Sergeant York was originally n sincere consci-
entous objector. He was convinced from the Bible
that blessed the peacemakers.' SO he went
over to help make peace. He killed "A of the
enemy with rifle and pistol. put whole machine
gun battalion out of business and marched 132
prisoners back to the American lines
Every possible kind of courage was shown by
these medalists Roberts. when his tank slid into
n flooded shell hole, deliberately gave his life to
save his gunner Blackwell gave his life in a vol
unteer attempt to get through heavy nre with a
message. Whittlesey Is the go to hel' officer of
Argonne fame. who would not surrender Loman
wears also the Victoria Cross Legion of Honor. the
Medaille Milltar, and the Croix de Guerre.
Don't forget the cartoon in which the onearmed
hero and the potential hero who never got to the
hring-line are each saying "You lucky guy!' And
don't forget the potential heroes. Their hearts
were broken
The Complete List.
Atkinson, Joseph g., sergeant Company q. ll9th
Infantry 30th division Atoka, Tenn.
Alex jake corporal, Company H, 131st Infantry,
33d division. Chicago
AIiworth, Edward s., captain, Goth infantry 9th
division. Crawford. Wash