Cheyenne record., 1919-09-18

IL nv rheir nncr" duty. but for -~,nspIcu-
| C%..U-.-J ouz -afl8ntry and ntrepid.ry ab0Ye
and h"y0ud n" call of duty" In.
cIdcntaIIy this Hsr could -" "asly d"ubl~d and
trcblrG. Agaln: III" names "f American sDldi"rB
who wear other American British and French
decorations or" legion. six "f ia" l2rr Americans
who fought with the CnnndInns wer" awarded the
victoria Gross IN" British decoration corre-pnnd-
Ing 20 tn" Medal Of Honor. on" Of I5.iOD sol
dIcrz In action recrlyrd the Medal Of Honor.
would Ike to N" official citations setting
forth the Of supreme cpurag" Of each Of these
7s rnedmIsts printed in full in every n"vspnr"r in
III" Innd would Ike to So" th"s" citations made
into # trrt hook and put INTO the public Schools
an not bl"odrhIrsty. bur mpprOv" efficiency.
even in Killing Huns Ana think such book
would b" an incentive to patri"fisrn :" every red
bIpDdr1 American boy and girI-Our future ct-
z"iI-
~ it is th"r" r. sI,nc" for hfI" here b"slbs fh~
names of th" rnrrIalIst-. Study the nst and And
out many inr"r"erin2 thjng- for J"~r."If.
Y"u VII not" for Instnn"". that = ar" officers
and - enlisted men. Nn"ie"n pain III" prlc"
nnIs s errond win, ss,"n and California M.s1,uri.
%"H Jersey. South Carolina and T"hn"-s+-" share
third hon"rs With siH ~a"h-
Military .rI"rts have. I"ug regarG.G 'hs Marines
th. most rfirIrnt fyhrIng ~ al The arrne es "f
the world. %"v"rrh"I"ss. 10 "f the fn"caIs z" to
the men Of the %atIDnal GInrhs; - :" n"n "f the
seI"ctIy" draft ORGANIZATIONS. - TO regular army
md mnrin" units. !" tn" iank corps ana 10 inc
air service"
By Divisions tn. ThlrtIeth leads with Y medals;
II IA the National Gnurd organization Of IN" caro-
Inns md Tennessee" Second hon"rH x" I" Inc
Eight y-ninth DIVISION which IL th" s"""'iT" drht
unit Of western Missouri. knnans. EchrTskh, colo
rodo South Ibnkotn md S"w Mexico. The thlrh
ia the 'Thrty-,hlrd or National Guard Division OF
Illinois Fourth hOnDrs go to III" famous Sec'hh
division Of rrgunrs. which Includes tn" marines
while Gfth place IL shared by the two New YORK
divisions the Twenty seventh and the Seventy
seventh.
Sergeant Ellis n regular put In II whole day far
in advance Of the first Of his company re-
ducing mnclne gun nests sIngle-hnnd"d. He Killed
many Of the enemy and captured ten machine guns
md NOR" ihnn 70 prisoners.
I.cut"nnnt WOodfll, also r"guInr' r"huceh
three srr,arute nnHchin".gun nests. killing AT
IenEt u Of the enemy with rife and pistol ana
finally With n pick
IIruirnnnt Luke, an cigit""n-y"ar-old volunteer
nyintor destroyed ~ enemy aircraft In II days
Wounded nnd forced TO make n landing. he Killed
attacking G"rInnns with his pistol until ne 'eli.
Sergeant York originally n sincere conSci-
cntuus obJ"ctOr. II" was convinced from the hIp'e
that "bIessnd nr. the pencenakers.' so he went
over to help mike peace. He killed - Of the
enemy with rife md pistol. put whole machine
gun battalion ont Of business and marched l32
prisoners back to the American lines
Every pOs-Ibl" kind Of cOurnge wnE shown by
,bosc rnrdnlIsIs Roberts when his tank Sid into
n nood"d shell hole. deliberately gnY" his Hfe 10
gnyn his gunner Blnckweil gave his III" Ia VOL
uutner attempt to get through heavy hre WIN u
,ungsarc Whittlesny IL the Go to he'll" officer OF
ArgOnne fame. who would not surrender. I"nhh
,y.ars also the Victoria Cross Legion Of Honor. the
NcdnlIIe MiIlltare and the Croix de Guerre
Don't forget the cnr,opn In which the one-arfned
hero and the potential hero who never got to the
ari,a-Ijpc ARE ench saying you lucky guy And
don't forget the potential heroes. Their hearts
were broken.
The Complete List
Atkinson, Joseph B., sergeant. Company - iioth
,,,,ntry Goth DIVISION Atokn, Tenn
49, ,.ke CORPORAL Company II, 13lst Infantry.
ssd division. Chicago.
Auxsorth Edward s., captain. Goth Infantry, 9th
s,visiou Crawford. Wash