The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-24
ERICK LUND
WELCOMED
BY FRIENDS
Many Other Gallant Hammond
Boys Return to Their Loved
Ones Today, Others Coming

"A-end brought back 10
Hammond from overseas a number
OF Its heroes, including Eric Lund.
contractor and former city council
man, who was gassed after two
days and nights of fighting with
the Sixth Engineers at Chateau
Ihierry. Lund, gray-haired and
lar beyond the draft age, was one
OF the doughbOys who captured the
town and turned the tide of the
last German offensive.
HERE ARE LATEST.
Among the latest arrivals from
France of Hammond soldiers are
I the following:
/ Eric Lund, wounded, with 9th
Engs. at Chateau Thierry.
Corp. William Hill, veteran OF
second battle of the Marne, VesIs
Meuse and Argonne.
Fte. Clarence Jones. with Hill in
the artillery at the above mention
ed engagements.
SOME WITH WOUND STRIPES
Harry Derner. with artillery n
same engagements as Hill and
! Jones
John Gleason. with 44ti1 art. Of
lst army, in action from April
1918. to Nov. IL. 1918; wounded At
Bouillonville.
John Phrommer, in 44tb art
veteran of Argonne forest figbting
Jerry Collins, artilleryman. vet
eran of Argonne.
COMING HOME, Twos AND rKREEg
IN addition word has been received
'iat Jonn Murray OF Hammond. gasse1
= a.llon France. i at an army hos
\ pital in New York SgSF. bavInr recar4
/ It is expected that&from rov On ,or
several months the saundreds OF Ham
mond boys who wee uhder fire in
! france viii come home BY ewos ana
/ threes TO happy families that bate
/ long awaited the day of their retur,
ERIC HERO WITH BOYS.
Because Of his age and the fact thar
re stood the gaff" alongside men hair
/ MS age. Erick Lund Is a hero with the
/ returned soldiers from France as wen
as the admiring civilians But Erfcl<
! doesn't think so much Of the state
ments on his honorable discharge thar
4 he fought at Champa gne CChateau-
( Thierry) for forty-eight hours IN the
open and without rest or food and was
gassed as he does Of the line witch
says. Character-excellent" BY char
acter Is meant not only discipline and
| conduct but everything that is neces-
sary to make a real soldier
A REAL EXPERIENCE.
At Chateau Thierrv the 9th Eng
neers fought with the Marines and In
fantry There were no trenches used
except those in which the dead were
\ buried and half Of Lund's OUTFIT was
| killed and the other half wounded Be
/ ing gassed was al that saved his Ife
/ Eriek declares
The forty-eieht hour action started
from Belau Wood and continued un-
til the town o. Chateau Thierry had
been taken from the Huns.
Gleason in Many Battles
John Gleason. son OF Mrs. s
Reed 1903 Monroe street went 20
France with the 44th Art. of the list
Army. which was the first separate
artillery brigade across He sailed
from New York Aug. Il. 1917. arrived
in Liverpool. Sept. 2. and went directly
to France in which country he served
eighteen months. After great training
at Mailly le Camp. the left wing ~
the old battle of the Marne. the 44th
went to the Alsace front reaching
there April l. 1918. and Joining In the
offensive at Willier. April Is TO june
29th
The next engagement IN witch Glee-
+ son fought was that Of Dieffmatten
! CAlsace) June % TO Aug. %. That vas
followed by Bernecourt CSt. arhte',-
Sept / to Is and Bouillonville G-or-
raine Metz fronD Sept. Is TO Nov IL
| He was wounded at Bouillonville. Sept
| % by a she'll splinter at the base %
the spine and absent from the from
month There were other Hammoao
I bovs il the regiment he learned
but ne dfd nor see lnem or Ciu not
know their names.
! The 44th Art. Won distinction vito
| three citations for not missing tar
get
Harry Derner saw four engag gennents
with the 55th Artillery during his ten
! months in France.
Derner. william Hill. Clarence Jones
! and jerry Collins enlisted and left
, Hammond together and were sensrat
ga until they were returned 70 this
countrs where tnes met again