The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

German barrage was coming down on
the Americans From the tank crawled
a British Lieutenant with q broken leg
and bad burns. followed by a sergeant
They started down the hill toward the
American battery. Sergeant Waller
and men from two gun squads went
out under shell fire and carried than in
Two British soldiers now emerged
from the tank. crawling. Sergeant
Waller learned that three men were
still In the tank. He asked two unin-
jured men who reached him TO return
with him for a rescue. but they said
the men left behind were undoubtedly
dead by now" and they expected the
tank, which was loaded with amrnuni-
ton, to blow UP any minute.
Sergeant Waller crawled UP to the
tank alone, as his company was depleted
by casualties and had been ordered to
maintain its position. The tank was
still blazing. Waller went into Il and,
one at a time, carried two men out.
Returning into the tank he found the
third man already burned to death.
Walters slicksr caught fire. he threw
Il Off and fought his way through the
flame and oil fumes OF the tank. He
then compelled four German prisoners
to carry the British Lieutenant to the
rear.
Next he led stretcher bearers back 70
the tank and saw that all the injured
were cared for. Meantime the shell and
machine gun fire was so hot In the vicin-
ity that one-fourth OF the men at the
guns OF WALTERS company were killed
or wounded. Major Gardner visited the
tank later and found Il carried 500
rounds OF high explosive shells The
three men taken from the tank by
Waller died In hospital.
High Tribute From Mai. Gardner.
It is long citation. and finally Major
Gardner added: Sergeant waaler Is a
type OF soldier who Is continually look
ing for opportunities and has Individual
initiative OF the highest order"
But he wasn't looking for ANY noto-
riety" yesterday. He is just one OF those
New Workers. who went TO war with
organ. He WAS born In Norway. lives
at l04 West Sinety-sixt street and en-
listed in Squadron A In May. 1917. Since
II was Waller who made the protest,
which everybody else encountered on the
Leviathan echoed. Il lie we'll TO cay that
the men OF the Twenty-seventh division
do not like the sooriquet "O'Ryan's
Roughnecks'' q little bit. They admit
that it might strike some persons as a
ftrs; class fighting name. but they are
quite content to be known merely as the
New York Division, which thsy are.
Asa ru,Aas>s returpsds 1oldiers de-
scribed conditions at Brest as rotten"
but the higher in rank and the more
nature the speaker the better the word
esardinE the French embarkation camp.
Gen. De Bevoise said there was plenty OF
mud there, as everywhere In that part
France. but that otherwise conditions
we're very good.
Far more serious than anything at
Brest was the. plight of Sylvester o'Don-
nell, private, Of the 106th Infantry, home
2os Albany avenue, Brooklyn. where he
was member OF the old Fourteenth.
Through fire and battle and sudden
death O'Donneil nursed a puppy and
ut was near Busigny on October s."
he said. 'Jerry's nine-point-two how
tiers we're raising hell And old mother
dog got go upset by she'll shock that she
ran away. leaving seven puppies. I got
them. Four died. three lived.
o'DonneII's Tale OF Woe.
II dipped my finger In a can OF milk
and taught them to suck the finger.
They did well. At Brest I had to give
away two Of them. but I brought the
other one back and was going 10 give
him to a certain person In Brooklyn. I
had him this morning In my bunk all
right. Then We had to pack up, and
when got back 10 the bunk some son
OF a gun had stolen him. Can you beat
that for a hard luck story anywhere in
this ship?"
With two pals o'ponnell started to
comb the ship. but was not very hope
fur His name Is coo;ie," he said as
he sped away.
Five men OF the Io5th Machine Gun
Battalion. who were prisoners in Ger
many. were In the OUTFIT They were
James J. Manning. ass East 1slth
street Abraham zlrt, -Ellenyille, N. Y, /;
John Story. 20 Washington street. Troy I:
Jessph Dsnningsr. 3Sa Eify-sishth